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Distilled water though pure, is not preferred to drink due to its flat insipid taste.

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The correct option is A True
There is nothing wrong with drinking distilled water (and deionised water ) other than it tastes ''flat'', this is not surprising since it is 100% pure $H_{2} O$ with no minerals. Option A is correct

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