Question

Sea water is desalinated to get fresh water by which of the following methods?

• A. When pressure more than osmotic pressure is applied pure water is squeezed out of sea water by reverse osmosis
• B. When excess pressure is applied on sea water pure water moves in by osmosis
• C. Water moves out from sea water due to osmosis
• D. Salt is precipitated from sea water when kept undisturbed for sometime

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Reverse osmosis is used for desalination of sea water.