A town on a river estuary has a supply of brackish water that contains too much dissolved salt to drink. The town wants to make the water potable using a method that does not involve heating the water.
Which process should the town use?
Sterilising with chlorine
Sterilising with ultraviolet light
Reverse osmosis
Distillation
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.