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Testing Water Purity

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Testing Water Purity

We can test the purity of water by evaporating it on an evaporating dish or by by measuring its boiling point.

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Evaporation

  • If water contains dissolved salts, these salts will be left behind when water evaporates.
  • The purer the water is, the less salts are left behind.
  • Pure water will leave nothing behind.
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Boiling point

  • Pure water melts at 0°C and boils at 100°C.
  • If the water contains impurities:
    • The melting point will be higher than 0°C.
    • The boiling point will be lower than 100°C.
  • We can find out how many impurities a water sample contains by working out how far from these temperatures the sample melts or boils.
    • The greater the number of impurities, the further away from these temperatures the sample will melt or boil.

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