C3.2.1 Hard and Soft Water

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H V N U F R V K N O X X C B Q E T T J J K
G O M O L G R J M N A O U B P N A H F G J
N P U A X K E S O G J Q Q U L O E E H P H
A S L J D G T X G H Y H R G L F D R O V A
D O O P A C A V O B K E U C A F U M K P P
U F C P N E W I N L Y S X S M K T A W D K
L T E R O E D X M P U O S D Q I U L B T Q
H W G K I C R X Q Y T D M B L N E D G B J
A A N J T N A Y F Y U I Y E W Y A E N E F
R T A O A L H Q V R R U U T P F F C W B M
D E H M L S Y D P D H M R C M B N O M N N
W R C T L C R T R D G C A O G P N M H N J
A U X U I Y A E D G S A W Y T T K P J O D
T C E W T R R R V X R R I A F Q O O F O V
E H N L S V O B E W O B A P M E J S Y E S
R W O U I G P D R L B O A S V Y W I E V S
P N I Y D B M F J Y E N W Y L B G T Y L Y
C X D F W F E W A R W A E U K O U I T L S
C N T P T U T M R B G T E W I F V O I X N
W K W I K J C W B Q V E G M C Y R N D C R
Q E D D V Q A L B E O Y A K J B P U Y W J

Clues

  • A piece of equipment that softens water (3, 8, 6)
  • Calcium and Magnesium ions for ppts when ____ softens hard water (6, 9)
  • Contains Calcium and magnesium ions (4, 5)
  • Contains Hydrogencarbonate ions (9, 4, 5)
  • Forms a lather (4, 5)
  • Our water is.... (4)
  • Our water isn't... (4)
  • Seawater is boiled and the vapours cooled to form pure water (12)
  • This reaction (2HCO3 - CO3 + H2O) happens when temporary hard water is boiled. What's the scientific name? (7, 13)

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