2020-Water Chem-Assignment-Numericals
2020-Water Chem-Assignment-Numericals
2020-December
Q1. A sample of water is found to contain the following dissolved salts in milligrams
per litre: Mg(HCO3)2 = 73, CaCl2 = 111, Ca(HCO3)2 = 81, MgSO4 = 40 and
MgCl2 = 95. Calculate temporary and permanent hardness and total hardness.
Q2. A sample of water has 150 mg/L of CaSO4, 100 mg/L of Ca(HCO3)2 and 20 mg/L
Q3. Which has more hardness: 12mg/L of CaCl2 and 50mg/L of MgSO4
Q4. Calculate the amount of temporary and permanent hardness of a water sample in
Degree Clarke’s, Degree French and Milligrams per Litre which contains
Q5. Define hardness. Give examples of salts responsible for temporary and permanent
hardness of water. Calculate the temporary and total hardness of a water sample
CaSO4=136mg/L.