2007-10-19 06:42:29 · 8 answers · asked by guitarjas 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
The distillation process involves bringing any water source to a boil, collecting the water vapor or steam that boils off and then cooling that vapor until it condenses back into liquid water.
2007-10-19 06:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by lunatic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rain water is distilled. However, since the air is full of pollutants that the water absorbs/adsorbs it is no longer pure water. Which would be the case in a controlled distillation.
As others have mentioned, simply boiling water is not the same as distilling it. Boiling the water does kill pathogens but it will not remove metal or mineral contaminants like distillation does.
2007-10-19 10:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by wry humor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically rain water can only come from rain. It is no longer "pure" due to airborne pollutants, but was never totally free of dust, pollen, and such.
Distilled refers to the process of boiling water to steam, then allowing the steam to condense into a separate container. This leaves all solids behind in the first container. Not all gaseous products are removed during distillation.
There is also reverse osmosis filtration where water is demineralized using a semipermeable membrane at high pressure.
Bottle water often utilizes both reverse osmosis and distillation. However, some water is bottled from natural springs and artesian wells. Even these should be pastuerized to insure safety from bacterial growth while in the container.
2007-10-19 08:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by mindshift 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Distilled water is boiled, and condensed from steam back into water. Just boiling it isn't enough.
2007-10-19 06:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by mrthing 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard about acid rain. Our atmosphere is full of pollutants. Till the rain drops reach the earth its full of those particles. Just the opposite of distilled water
2007-10-19 07:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by LOVE U 2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rain water is . Boiled water is boiled water Unless it's condensed and reserved.
2007-10-20 04:56:20 · answer #6 · answered by ken G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boiling tap water does not make it cleaner. It makes it safer to drink because as others said, it kills the microorganisms in the water. filtering tap water (using a brita filter or a reverse osmosis method) makes the water cleaner because it takes out some harmful minerals that give regular tap water that metallic taste.
2016-05-23 18:28:28 · answer #7 · answered by lauren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-10-19 07:57:21 · answer #8 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋