2006-09-14 02:32:45 · 10 answers · asked by Rajchem 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
This is a very complex question. The English language is partly at fault.
To a chemist, distilled water is water which has been purified by the process of heating and vaporizing followed by condensing the vapor back into a liquid. When a chemist specifies distilled water, the meaning is usually a very pure specimen, with little of no impurities.
However, in the real world, the initial specimen of water may contain impurities which are not removed by the distillation process. Volatile organic solvents will often distill along with the water. Alcohols are among the worst to remove by this method.
Store bought "Distilled Water" must be tested (just like milk and other liquids including "Spring Water") and would be safe to drink. But just drinking from a 55 gallon drum labeled "Distilled Water" might be a bad idea.
2006-09-14 03:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 70⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much you drink and if you are taking in food.
If you were on a zero sodium diet, and just drank distilled water your sodium levels would drop in your plasma that would cause a shift of water into your cells, most serious would be swelling of the brain cells that could lead to death.
But using distilled water to make tea, or drink with your a well balanced diet probably is of little hazard.
But, I would not chug it on a hot summer day to satisfy thirst.
See the Merck Manual (now free online) regarding water and electrolytes metabolism.
2006-09-14 14:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
distilled water is water that has had the minerals taken out. it as a result isn't adequeate eating water. if faucet water is out of the question, then any bottled water, different than distilled, is suffecient. distilled water won't harm your well-being, despite if it is going to go away you lacking for particular minerals found for sure in regular or spring water. maximum outstanding is the flouride placed in city water to help wrestle the enamel decay.
2016-11-07 07:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by overbay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, distilled water can be drunk but it's not very palatable since the minerals and other substances that give water it's taste have been left behind in the retort.
2006-09-14 02:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can drink it as it's more pure than tap water. It won't have any flavour at all as all impurities will have been taken out.
2006-09-14 02:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by Roger K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can drink it but it lacks trace elements contained in undistilled water.
2006-09-14 02:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can drink it. it doesn't have the trace elements of tap water, but sometimes that's a good thing.
2006-09-14 04:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its recommended for a detox diet.
2006-09-14 02:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is clean & pure.
2006-09-14 02:39:36 · answer #9 · answered by omra237 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is my understanding that it is not
2006-09-14 02:36:27 · answer #10 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋