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A sample of hard water contains some calcium sulphate and calcium hydrogen carbonate. ...

A sample of hard water contains some calcium sulphate and calcium hydrogen carbonate. The total hardness may therefore be removed by
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  • A Boiling the water
  • B Adding excess calcium hydroxide
  • C Adding a calculated amount of calcium hydroxide
  • D Adding sodium carbonate
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
its D because when sodium carbonate reacts with calcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate it gives sodium hydrogentrioxocarbonate and calcium trioxocarbonate. However, when it react with calcium sulphate, calcium carbonate and sodium tetraoxosulphate is formed

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