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Edgar is stranded on an island surrounded by an ocean of salt water. He is thirsty, but he knows that it is a bad idea to drink salt water.

How could Edgar separate the salt out of the salt-water mixture?
A.
pour the mixture through a screen
B.
use chromatography
C.
evaporate off the water
D.
use a magnet to attract the salt

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C) evaporate off the water

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