alleryStart learning →Which method can separate pure water from salt water by boiling and cooling the steam?
AFiltration
BSieving it
CDistillation
DHand picking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Distillation
Distillation boils the water off and condenses it, leaving the salt behind.
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