The most detrimental impurity in high pressure boiler feed water is (A) Suspended salt (B) Dissolved salt (C) Silica (D) Turbidity

The most detrimental impurity in high pressure boiler feed water is
(A) Suspended salt
(B) Dissolved salt
(C) Silica
(D) Turbidity
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Option C
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