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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Outline the process of softening hard water (10 marks)

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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"If, therefore, a hard water containing a dissolved calcium or magnesium salt is passed through a layer of sodium zeolite, the calcium is abstracted and the corresponding sodium salt passes into solution. ..When water is very hard it is sometimes partially softened by a preliminary treatment with lime and soda. "