Water Flashcards

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What can cause calcium and magnesium ions to get into water?

A

The water having flowed through rocks which contained magnesium sulphate calcium sulphate four example limestone and chalk.

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What makes water hard?

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Calcium ions and magnesium ions.
C a T.
Mag 2.

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What does hard water form when heated?

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Scale.

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3
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What sort of water makes a better lather of soap?

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Soft

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What are the benefits of hard water?

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It’s good for bones and teeth

People are less likely to have heart disease

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What are the two types of hard water?

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Temporary and permanent

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What causes temporary hardness?

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The Hydrogen carbonate ion

HCO3 minus

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What causes permanent hardness?

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Dissolved calcium Sulfate

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How do you remove temporary hardness?

A

Boilin
Or washing soda
Or ion exchange columns

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How does boiling remove temporary hardness?

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It decomposes the calcium hydrogen carbonate and makes calcium carbonate, water and CO2

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Does boiling get rid of permanent hardness?

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No

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What types of hardness can washing soda soften?

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Both temporary and permanent.

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What softens permanently hard water?

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Ion exchange columns and washing soda

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13
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What is washing soda called?

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Sodium carbonate

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14
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What is the formula for sodium carbonate?

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Na2CO3

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How does washing soda soften permanent hardness?

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The added carbonate ions react with the ions and make a precipitate of either magnesium or calcium carbonates.
They’re no longer dissolved and don’t make it hard.

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What is produced when permanently hard water has soda added to it?

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What type of hardness is removed by ion exchange columns?

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Both temporary and permanent.

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How does an ion exchange column work?

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The columns have lots of sodium ions which are ‘exchanged’ with the calcium and magnesium ions.

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Give a method of comparing the hardness of water.

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What is put in the Burette in the titration of water samples?

A

Soap solution.

21
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What are the processes in water treatment?

A

Screens- mesh screen
Sedimentation- sticking pieces together
Filtering through gravel beds
Chlorination

22
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What can people buy to make their water cleaner?

A

They can buy carbon or silver filter.

23
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What does a carbon filter remove?

A

The chlorine taste.

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What does silver filters remove?
They kill bugs
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How can you make pure water?
Distillation
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What is distillation?
Boiling water to make steam and condensing it.
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Why don't we condense most water?
Because it is expensive
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What are the advantages of adding Fluorine to water?
It helps reduce tooth decay.
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What are the problems with adding fluorine to water?
It can cause cancer and vibe problems It needs to be constantly monitored Mass medication
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Why is chlorine added to drinking water?
It prevents disease.
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What are the problems with chlorine in water supplies?
It can react with other substances and create toxins | Some studies link it to cancers