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A small town in a remote part of the UK needs 0.45 million m³ of potable water each year.

The table gives data for two possible water sources.

Water sourceMaximum volume available each year in million m³Dissolved salts in g/dm³Energy needed to produce 1 m³ of potable water in kWh
Rain-fed freshwater lake0.480.150.25
Sea20354.2

Evaluate which water source the town should use.

Use data from the table in your answer.

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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

87 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, covering 10.1.1 Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development, 10.1.2 Potable water, 10.1.3 Waste water treatment, and 10.1.4 Alternative methods of extracting metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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