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Hardness of water questions

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# Question
1

Table below gives some information about the composition of three samples of water from wells in Kahama, Maswa and Bukombe districts.

Ions Mineral content of water in mg per litre
Kahama Maswa Bukombe
Calcium, Ca2+ 28 82 18
Magnesium, Mg2+ 14 41 13
Chloride, Cl- 53 7 22
Sodium, Na+ 7 143 39
Hydrogencarbonate, HCO3- 281 5 93
Sulphate, SO42- 2 14 16

(i) State two ways in which these ions get into the samples of water.
(ii) Giving two reasons, state the hardest sample of water.
(iii) State two ways that can be used to remove ions in (ii).


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2

(i) Name the compound which causes temporary hardness of water and the compound which causes permanent hardness of water.
(ii) Write one balanced chemical equation in each case to show how to remove temporary and permanent hardness of water.


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3

Distinguish temporary hardness from permanent hardness of water.


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4

With the help of chemical equations, explain how you can remove each type of water
hardness.


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