Chemistry question bank water

WATER 
QUESTIONS 1. Define hardness of water. How A it expressed? 

2. Distinguish between temporary (carbonate) and permanent (non-carbonate) hardness. 

3. Distinguish between hard and soft water. 4. What are the problems caused by use of hard water in industries? 

5. Discuss briefly: (i) Scales and sludge (ii) Caustic embrittlement (iii) Priming and foaming (iv) Boiler 
corrosion. 

6. Discuss the principle of the EDTA method f t4ti fhardness


7 Discuss the principle of softening of water by the lime-soda process and give well balanced equations for the same. 

8. Distinguish between old and hot lime-soda process of softening of water.

9. Discuss in detail the continous lime-soda process fsoftening of water. 

10.What are zeolites? Give the chemical formula. Discuss the process of softening 0 water by the zeolite process. What are the advantages of this processand its drawbacks? 

11. Discuss the ion-exchange process of softening of water. 

12. What A meant by reverse osmosis? Who is the main advantage of reverse osmosis over ion-exchange process? 

13. What A ultrafiltration? How does ultrafiltration differ from reverse osmosis?

 14. What A meant by internal conditioning f water or sequestration. Give the principle Involved in the process

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