Write 'F' for true and for false for the following statements
Charcoal is used in the purification of water.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Charcoal is formed by the destructive distillation of organic substances.
It is obtained from a variety of sources of plants and animal origin.
There are majorly three types of charcoal - wood charcoal, bone charcoal, and sugar charcoal.
Due to its high adsorption tendency charcoal adsorbs all the impurities present in water. Hence, it is used in the purification of water.
Therefore, the given statement is true.

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