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.
If you fear that your tap water may not be ideal for drinking, or if you are in the great outdoors and running low on clean drinking water, this is the instructable for you! Learn how to distill water in your own kitchen with just a pot and some ice. No Laboratory or fancy equipment required.mount varies depending on outside temperature and how much water is being boiled. However, if you do not have access to ice, that is fine too. The condensation process will just take longer, but you can still have distilled water.