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Which ion is responsible for the hardness in water?

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Important Questions on Water

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Treatment with lime can remove hardness of water caused by
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The temporary hardness of water is due to:
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When soap is dissolved in hard water, its cleaning ability comes down. This is due to the formation of:
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Calgon is used for water treatment. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Calgon?
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What is the hardness of a water sample (in terms of equivalents of CaCO3) containing 10-3MCaSO4?

(Molar mass of CaSO4=136g  mol-1)
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Which of the following ions will cause hardness in water?
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Match the following and identify the correct option.

(a) COg+H2g (i) MgHCO32+CaHCO32
(b) Temporary hardness of water (ii) An electron deficient hydride
(c) B2H6 (iii) Synthesis gas
(d) H2O2 (iv) Non-planar structure
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The major products during the removal of temporary hardness of water are
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The temporary hardness of a water sample is due to compound X. Boiling this sample converts X to compound Y. X and Y, respectively, are:
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In comparison to the zeolite process for the removal of permanent hardness, the synthetic resin method is
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as reason R

Assertion A: During the boiling of water having temporary hardness, MgHCO32 is converted to MgCO3

Reason R: The solubility product of Mg(OH)2 is greater than that of MgCO3.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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The hardness of a water sample containing 10-MgSO4 expressed as CaCO3 equivalents (in ppm ) is . (molar mass of MgSO4 is 120.37 g/mol )
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Permanent hardness cannot be removed by
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Permanent hardness of water can be removed by 
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Which one of the following methods is most suitable for preparing deionized water?
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Boiling of hard water is helpful in removing the temporary hardness by converting calcium hydrogen carbonate and magnesium hydrogen carbonate to
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Which compound among the following is used to remove the hardness of water ?

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The one that is NOT suitable for the removal of permanent hardness of water is :
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The method used to remove the temporary hardness of water is:
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Permanent hardness in water cannot be cured by: