Which of the following most significantly determines a communities’ access to potable water?
a. access to clean raw water sources
b. the availability of money
c. local drought conditions
d. the level of industrial development

the answer is not a

the correct option is B.

The most important factor that determine the availability of potable water is AVAILABILITY OF MONEY.

Potable water refers to water that is fit for human consumption. Before water can become fit for human consumption, such water has to be purified and then transported to different end of the community. Water purification process is an expensive process and transportation of water round a community requires installation of expensive infrastructures. Thus, money is a very important factors when it comes to making potable water available for a community.

atomic mass = 39

number of neutrons = 20

number of protons= 19

electronic configuration = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

the number of electron in first shell = 2

number of electrons in n=3 shell = 8