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Polyphosphates are used as water softening agents because they
Polyphosphates are used as water softening agents because they
Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
- form soluble complexes with anionic species
- precipitate anionic species
- form soluble complexes with cationic species
- precipitate cationic species
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Solution and Explanation
Polyphosphates are used as water softening agents because
they form soluble complexes with cationic species of hard
water.
$Na_2[Na_4(PO_3 )_6] + CaSO_4\longrightarrow ^{Na_2[(Ca_2(PO_3 )_6]+ Na_2SO_4}_{\, \, \, \, \, \, Soluble\, complex}$
they form soluble complexes with cationic species of hard
water.
$Na_2[Na_4(PO_3 )_6] + CaSO_4\longrightarrow ^{Na_2[(Ca_2(PO_3 )_6]+ Na_2SO_4}_{\, \, \, \, \, \, Soluble\, complex}$
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