Question

A ship gets damaged and stranded in a remote Pacific island. The passengers manage
to transport firewood, matchboxes and pots ashore. Descirbe how the marooned
passengers will be able to obtain drinking water from the salty ocean water

TNSCERT Class 9 General Science Ch3 Is Matter Around us Pure

Answer 1

They could take the firewood, light it, put the pot on, and pour the salty water in. After they boil it, or use distillation to purify it, the pure distilled water could be drank easily.