One way to desalinate seawaterremove the dissolved salts so thatthe water is drinkableis

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One way to desalinate seawaterremove the dissolved salts so thatthe water is drinkableis to distill it: boil the seawater and con-dense the steam. The salts stay behind. This technique has one majordisadvantage. It consumes a large amount of energy. Why is that?

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