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You need to get your water to a rolling boil. By that point you know the water is hot enough and that the disease organisms in your water were destroyed
Let the water cool down, your water is safe to drink.
"According to the Wilderness Medical Society, water temperatures above 160° F (70° C) kill all pathogens within 30 minutes and above 185° F (85° C) within a few minutes. So in the time it takes for the water to reach the boiling point (212° F or 100° C) from 160° F (70° C), all pathogens will be killed, even at high altitude."
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoBoil the water until it actually boils, it should leave any substances dissolved in it behind when it enters a vaporous form. Allow it to condense into a separate container, and you have purified water.
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How can a peanut heat water?
If you burn a peanut it will keep aflame for a long time underwater, and boil the water
An electric jug full of water needs 480000 joules to bring it to boil The element power is 1 Kilowatt how long will the jug take to boil?
1 kilowatt = 1000 joules per second, so it will take 480 seconds. (8 minutes).
What liquid is hardest to evaporate - petrolkerosenedieselroad tar?
Mercury, with a density 13 times more than that of water, it takes a long time to boil much less evaporate.
How long does 100mL take to boil over a Bunsen burner?
It's a lot more complicated than you seem to think.The flame of a Bunsen burner is very hot, so "not very long" is a reasonable answer. It's very hard to quantify numerically without actually doing it, though, especially since I'm not sure whether you mean "start to boil" or "boil dry". The volume doesn't really matter much for the start of boiling.
A small quantity of a salt is stirred into a liter pf water until it dissolves in the resulting mixture the water is?
Although this question is quite ambiguous, stirring a small quantity of salt in water until it dissolves will produce an unsaturated solution as long as the salt is water soluble. Stirring a small amount of a water-insoluble salt in water may produce a saturated solution if the quantity of salt dissolved in the water is such that no more can be dissolved.
How long do you boil a mouthgard?
you boil it in water
How long do you boil pig tails?
Boil it until it is completely boiled.
How long do you boil clams?
Until the shells open.
Is Holy water drinkable?
You could drink it, but i wouldn't suggest it because you don't know where the water's been, who's touched it, whether the water is purified and actually safe to drink, or any of that. So long answer short, I wouldn't recommend it.
Does food colouring affect the time it takes for water to boil?
Food colouring does not affect how long it takes for water to boil. Both clear water and water with food colouring boil at the same speed with no real obvious differences in time.
How long does it take for the water to start boiling At what temperature does the water boil?
How long it takes water to boil depends on how much heat is being used. Water boils at 100 degrees C
What will you get if you boil salt water?
If you boil it, the water will evaporate. If you leave it boiling long enough, you should only have salt left.
How was water purified on Oregon trail?
On the Oregon Trail, water was purified through boiling it. Between 1840 and 1890, pioneers took this long trail and carried with them food in water-tight containers. The water was gotten from rivers and streams.
How long would it take to boil all the water on earth?
i bet 10,000 days to boil the earth.
What does water do when it is warmed?
If you warm it long enough it will start to boil
What will happen to the water if you put a cup of water in a kettle and place it in the flame?
The water will warm until it reaches the same temperature as the flame. If the flame is hot enough, the water will eventually boil when it reaches 100ºC, and will then be converted to steam (water vapor).
How long do you boil a lamb shank bone?
boil water to 120 degrees and apply shank have 1 pintof water per two shanks
