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You are on a field trip to a rural area. Thirsty and tired, you ask for a cup of water. Once you start drinking you smell chlorine in it. What would you infer?

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It has added chemicals in it and is not fit for consumption
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It is contaminated and should not be consumed
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It has been disinfected and can be consumed.
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Added chlorine enrichs the taste of tap water
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Solution

The correct option is C It has been disinfected and can be consumed.
You smelled chlorine because water had added chlorine in it.

Chlorination is the process of adding chlorine to the drinking water to disinfect it and kill the germs. The water you drank was purified for consumption.

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