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Is distillation or freezing/thawing more effective than removed salt water?

April 26, 2017Chemistry distillation effective freezing Mathematics removed Salt Thawing water

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Is distillation or freezing/thawing more effective than removed salt water?

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Distillation is more efficient at purifying salt water. Virtually no salt will make it up the column. Salt crystallizes out of water as it turns to ice, but salt crystals get trapped in the crystallization matrix and are hard to separate.