Boiling water removes: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Boiling water removes:
A. Permanent hardness
B. All dissolved salts
C. Temporary hardness
D. Microorganisms only
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Boiling precipitates Ca/Mg bicarbonates as carbonates, removing temporary hardness. It does not remove permanent hardness (sulfates/chlorides). It kills microbes but does not remove dissolved salts.

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Assertion (A): The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to go close. Reason (R): The kinetic energy of gas molecules is higher at higher temperatures.
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Correct Answer: Option B


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Correct Answer: Option D


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Correct Answer: Option D


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