Water Hardness 101

Water Hardness 101 📫𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐁 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞:   / scienceworld-106933907791981   🎬𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬: Pixabay Pexel 📚𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝'𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 📕 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 (https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Maths-Ag...) 📙 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 (https://www.amazon.com/Weirder-Maths-...) 📗 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 (https://www.amazon.com/Weirdest-Maths...) ** The kindle versions are available *** For more details : http://weirdmaths.com/ 📄𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: If water contains high amounts of calcium and magnesium ions, it’s considered to be hard water. Some other metal ions such as those of aluminum, barium, iron, manganese, strontium and zinc also contribute to the hardness of water. These ions are found in water in the form of carbonates, bicarbonates, sulfates, and chlorides. Another way to tell if water is hard is if it doesn’t form lather well. This failure to lather is due to the reaction between calcium and magnesium ions and soap molecules. The resulting molecules are insoluble in water and remain at the surface. Less soap molecules means less lather. When rain falls to earth, it percolates underground. During this process, if rainwater comes across deposits of limestone, chalk, or gypsum, which are made up largely of calcium and magnesium compounds, these metal compounds pass into the water causing it to become hard. Hard water is generally not a health risk but it is a nuisance. When hard water is heated, a certain amount of water evaporates, causing the minerals suspended in it to precipitate. These residues can then accumulate inside pipes, water heaters, washing machines, and dishwashers. The result is reduced water flow or blockages, stress on pipes and fixtures, spots on glasses and dishes cleaned in a dishwasher, and less effective clothes washing due to a lack of suds. According to the World Health Organization, water containing calcium carbonate at concentrations below 60 mg/l is generally considered to be soft; 60–120 mg/l, is moderately hard; 120–180 mg/l is hard, and water with more than 180 mg/l of calcium carbonate is very hard. Water hardness caused by the presence of just calcium and magnesium carbonates and bicarbonates is called temporary hardness and can be removed by boiling the water and then filtering it. On the other hand, if water hardness is due to the presence of calcium and magnesium sulfates and chlorides, it’s known as permanent hardness and can’t be eliminated by boiling. Removing permanent hardness requires special chemical methods, such as soda treatment, Calgon’s method, ion exchange, or the resin method. #water #hardness #limescale