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Alum is added to purify muddy water.The phenomenon that occurs during purification of muddy water is

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a

Coagulation of positively charged colloidal particles of muddy water by anions of Alum

b

Solubility  of  Alum in  muddy water  due to hydrogen bond formation

c

Coagulation of negatively charged particles of muddy water by cations of Alum

d

Both 2 and 3

answer is C.

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Muddy water contains negatively charged colloidal particles of clay which are coagulated by cations of Alum.
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Alum is added to purify muddy water.The phenomenon that occurs during purification of muddy water is