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Alum helps in purifying water by

Option: 1

forming Si complex with clay particles


Option: 2

Sulphate part which combines with the dirt and removes it


Option: 3

Coagulating the mud particles


Option: 4

making mud water soluble.


Answers (1)

The negatively charged colloidal particles of impurities get neutralised by the Al^{3+} ions. This leads to their coagulation due to which they settle down and pure water can be decanted off.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (3)

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