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glass tubing flask rubber stopper Salt water hot plate plastic tubing beaker Distillation
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glass tubing rubber
stopper
Salt water
hot plate
glass tubing
flask
rubber stopper
Salt water
hot plate
plastic tubing
beaker
Distillation
#1 The salt
water boils
#2 Only the water evaporates
#3 the water condenses
…
#4 … and collects in the tube
#5 which then runs into the cup.
Liquid
Gas
Liquid Again
• Imagine you are stranded on a deserted island and you look down beside you and find a piece of clear plastic!
• How might you clean the salty water so that you can drink it??
Solar Still
Video
In the natural environment, there are many other substances in water – not just salt
Not Just Salt …
• As rainwater runs over rocks and soil, minerals are dissolved and carried away in solution.
NitrogenPhosphorousPotassiumCalciumMagnesiumCopperZincIron
• Water that contains a lot of dissolved minerals is called hard water.
• Hard water is natural and safe to drink.
• But: - more soap to lather- soap scum on baths- ‘scaling’ in kettles
• Water that contains few dissolved minerals is called soft water.
- rainwater
- distilled water