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A sample contains water and dissolved nonvolatile NaCl, with no suspended solid. Which method can recover water separately from the salt?

AOrdinary filtration, because dissolved ions are trapped by filter paper.BDistillation, by vaporizing water and condensing its vapor while the nonvolatile salt remains behind.CSettling, because dissolved ions must form a separate bottom layer.DPaper chromatography alone, because it automatically collects the bulk solvent as a pure condensed liquid.

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