A salesman claims that your tap water is contaminated. As evidence, he connects a battery to a pair of “special electrodes” and dips the electrodes in a glass of your tap water. Within a few minutes, white and brown “gunk” appears in the water. The salesman sells a special purifying filter that he claims will remove the contaminants and leave the water pure and clear. Are you buying it? Explain.

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A salesman claims that your tap water is contaminated. As evidence, he connects a battery to a pair of “special electrodes” and dips the electrodes in a glass of your tap water. Within a few minutes, white and brown “gunk” appears in the water. The salesman sells a special purifying filter that he claims will remove the contaminants and leave the water pure and clear. Are you buying it? Explain.
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