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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/12 · May/June 2018 · Q351 Mark

Seawater is desalinated to make it drinkable. What is the main substance removed by desalination?

Adetergent
Bfertiliser
Csewage
Dsodium chloride

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D: sodium chloride

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Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 35.

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