This depends on the nature of the plates involved. In a subduction zone, the subducting plate, which is normally a plate with oceanic crust, moves beneath the other plate, which can be made of either oceanic or continental crust. During collisions between two continental plates, large mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas are formed.
Any impurities are left behind in the pot where the water was boiled. On the other hand, if you're just interested in making water safe for drinking, you can do this by boiling the water for about 15 minutes. This is enough to kill most of the microbes in the water.pdate: I have vary hard water at my house and and would like to make it a bit softer for my aquarium instead of having to carry bottled water home from the store. How long do I have to boil hard water to distille it or remove some of the hardness. Tap water is @ 22dh.
Distilled water is produced by a process of distillation and has an electrical conductivity of not more than 11 ÂµS/cm and total dissolved solids of less than 10 mg/litre. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the vapor into a clean container, leaving solid contaminants behind.