Identify the correct statements from the following: The formula of Calgon is \( \text{Na}_6(\text{PO}_3)_6 \) (II) Exhausted permutit is regenerated by aqueous KCl solution.
(III) Calcium stearate is soluble in water.
(IV) In ice crystals, each oxygen is surrounded by four oxygen atoms.
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Remember: Calgon is sodium hexametaphosphate; permutit regeneration uses NaCl; calcium stearate is insoluble.
- (I) Correct: Calgon (water softener) is sodium hexametaphosphate: \( \text{Na}_6(\text{PO}_3)_6 \)
- (II) Incorrect: Permutit (used in ion-exchange) is regenerated using NaCl, not KCl.
- (III) Incorrect: Calcium stearate is insoluble in water; it forms soap scum.
- (IV) Correct: In ice, each oxygen is tetrahedrally surrounded by four other oxygen atoms via hydrogen bonding.