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Question
What do you understand by
Temporary hard water
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Solution
Water which contains only hydrogen carbonates of calcium and magnesium is called temporary hard water.
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Using given sample of temporary and permanent hard water, soft water, ordinary soap, detergent and washing soda how would you remove temporary hardness from water without using a chemical compound?
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State what are synthetic detergents. Explain experimentally how you will determine the advantage of synthetic detergents over soap using a sample of hard water.
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A substance added to remove both temporary and permanent hardness in water.
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What is soft water?
Which water is hard?
Which water is soft?
Take samples of water from different sources (like a tube well, a lake, a pond, or a river) and pour equal quantities of each sample of water into different test tubes. Measure the height of water in each test tube with a scale. Add one or two drops of liquid soap to each test tube. Shake each test tube five times and observe the height of the lather in each sample. Record your observations in the table. Which water is soft? Which water is hard? Can you say why?
