ch-10 hard and soft water science 7th grade. introduction. what is water hardness? video :
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Introduction• .
What is Water Hardness?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emFJltOAfTo
Topic
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Groundwater dissolves rocks and minerals releasing calcium, magnesium, and other ions that cause water to be hard. These dissolved
ions give hard water its characteristics.
Hard WaterHard Water
• What do you think the term “hard water” What do you think the term “hard water” means?means?
Note: Note: Water where you live might be hard or soft – this Water where you live might be hard or soft – this depends on the rocks the water meets on its way to you…depends on the rocks the water meets on its way to you…
Hard WaterHard Water
• Hardness refers to the Hardness refers to the presence of calcium and presence of calcium and magnesium ions in water magnesium ions in water (and sometimes iron).(and sometimes iron).
• Ions come from dissolved Ions come from dissolved rock the water has passed rock the water has passed through.through.
• Affects properties of tap Affects properties of tap waterwater
Hard WaterHard Water• Minerals in hard water Minerals in hard water
interact with soap.interact with soap.• Interferes with soap’s Interferes with soap’s
ability to lather.ability to lather.
• Calcium and iron deposits can build up in appliances and on faucets:– Washing machine – Dish washer– Steam iron
• Shortens their life span and adds to landfill problem!
• Hard Water causes damage to the hair.
• Most people agree that it tastes better.• It is thought to reduce the number of heart
illnesses.• It provides useful calcium ions for the healthy
growth of bones and teeth.• The formation of lime scale in pipes (see below)
causes the inside of the pipe to be covered with insoluble bicarbonates. This layer prevents the hot water from coming in contact with the surface of the pipe.
• This prevents corrosion of metal and also from dissolving of harmful metals in water.
Positive effects of Hard waterPositive effects of Hard water
Lab activity: Testing for Hard Lab activity: Testing for Hard WaterWater
• Three samples of water– Hard water– Tap water (?)– Distilled water
• Your job is to find out which sample is which!
• Place 10ml of water in each corresponding test tube
• Observe your 3 samples• Can you tell by observing and touching which
one is hardest?
• Water hardness affects a soap’s ability to lather: the harder the water the fewer soap suds will form.
• How can this fact help you determine which sample is the hardest?
Lab activity: Testing for Hard Lab activity: Testing for Hard WaterWater
• Three samples of water– Hard water– Tap water (?)– Distilled water
• Your job is to find out which sample is which!
Soft WaterSoft Water
• Water with very low concentrations of minerals.• Soap lathers easily and is sometimes difficult to rinse
off.
Distilled WaterDistilled Water
• Water that has been purified through evaporation and condensation so remove minerals such as calcium.
• Is distilled water soft water?Is distilled water soft water?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_is_distilled_water_soft_or_hard?#slide=1How_is_distilled_water_soft_or_hard?#slide=1
• Water is hard both temporarily and permanently…
• Temporary hardness if caused by hydrogencarbonate ions (HCO3
-) in Ca(HCO3)2
• Permanent hardness is caused by, amongst other things, dissolved calcium sulfate
Types of Hard WaterTypes of Hard Water
Temporary Hardness
• Temporary hardness is removed by boiling – the Ca(HCO3)2 decomposes forming calcium carbonate which is insoluble (“limescale”)
Ca(HCO3)2(aq) CaCO3(s) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
Temporary & Permanent Hardness
• Temporary and permanent hardness can be softened by adding washing soda (Na2CO3)
• The carbonate ions react with the calcium ions and magnesium ions making an insoluble precipitate of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
• As the calcium ions and magnesium ions are no longer dissolved in the water they cannot make it hard
Ca+2(aq) + CO3
-2(aq) CaCO3(s)
Temporary & Permanent Hardness
• Temporary and permanent hardness can be softened by running the water through an ion exchange column which contain sodium ions or hydrogen ions which exchange them for calcium ions and magnesium ions
Na2Resin(s) + Ca+2(aq) CaResin(s) + 2Na+
(aq)
• *Resin is a large insoluble resin molecule
Hard water, loaded with Calcium, Magnesium, and many other ions, enters the water softener and contacts millions of special resin beads which hold billions of sodium ions. The Calcium, Magnesium, and other ions trade places with the Sodium ions, creating softened water.
How Water Softeners Work
How Water Softeners WorkSOFTENING CYCLE
Softened water containing
sodium ions
Regeneration with salt brine now required
Partially exhausted, but still delivering 100% soft water
Sodium charged ion
exchange resin
Water Softener
Hard water enters
Many gallons later
Capacity to soften water now ending
How Water Softeners WorkREGENERATION CYCLE
15 to 20 minutes later
Ready for ion exchange softening
Regeneration almost completed
Salt brine, most economical
source of sodium
Waste water containing hardness in
exchange for sodium
Softener still discharging waste water
Excess salt brine also removed
Regeneration complete
Water Softeners Remove Other Contaminants
Nearly any positively charged cation can be captured by a typical water softener using standard cation exchange resin, i.e. Iron, Manganese, Lead, Aluminum, Barium, Cadmium, Copper, Potassium, Radium, Silver, Strontium, Uranium (depending on valence).
This is not a comprehensive list, and specific water chemistry may affect removal rates.
• Heavy water is water that contains heavy hydrogen or deuterium.
• Deuterium differs from the hydrogen usually found in water, Protium, in that each atom of deuterium contains a proton and a neutron.
• Heavy water may be deuterium oxide, D2O or it may be deuterium protium oxide, DHO.
• Heavy water occurs naturally, although it is much less common than regular water.
• Approximately one water molecule per twenty million water molecules are heavy water.
Heavy Water