Combined Science GCSE
Distillation
What Distillation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Heating the salty water so that pure water evaporates and is then condensed, leaving dissolved salts behind.
Heats the salty water until it boils, condenses the steam and collects the distillate, leaving salts behind.
Heating a water sample so it boils, condensing the steam and collecting the distillate to purify it.
Topics that use Distillation
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
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