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Water Chemistry Flashcards

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Hard Water

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Is water that will not easily form a lather with soap

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Temporary Hardness

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Is hardness that can be removed by boiling and is caused by calcium hydrogen carbonate or magnesium hydrogen carbonate

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Permanent Hardness

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Is hardness that cannot be removed by boiling and is caused in the presence of Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4) or Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)

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Deionised Water

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Is water in which all of the dissolved ions have been removed

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Biological Oxygen Demand

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Is the amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by biological action when a sample of water is kept at 20 degrees C in the dark for 5 days

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Eutrophication

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Is the enrichment of water with nutrients leading to excessive growth of algae

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