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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

the disease caused due to presence of excess of sulphate ions in water is

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7 Years ago
High concentrations of sulfate in the water we drink can have a laxative effect when combined with calcium and magnesium, the two most common constituents of hardness. Bacteria, which attack and reduce sulfates, form hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S).
 
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