Chemistry GCSE
Dissolved salts
What Dissolved salts means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Impurities in water that can affect taste and, in extreme cases, health, and may be reduced by desalination.
What desalination removes from salty water or sea water so the water becomes safe to drink.
Topics that use Dissolved salts
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriate technology and sustainability
- Chlorine
- Cost and energy in water production
- Desalination
- Filter beds
- Membrane separation and reverse osmosis
- Potable water
- Separation by distillation
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