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SOLUTIONS· FOR CHAPTER 6
6. l
Hardness in meq/L:
150mg I L
"+
Ca- =
20.05mg I meq
= 7 .5meq I L
60mo
'+
0 IL
Mg- =
=4.9meq/L
12.15mg/ meq
Total hardness = 7.5 + 4. 9 = 12.4 meq/L
Hardness asCaCO3:
meq
mo asCaCO,
• = 622mg I Las CaCO1
Hardness = 12.4-- x 50 °
L
rneq
Table 6.5 would classify this as very hard water.
6.2
pH= 9,
[ H".. ] = 10- pll = lx 10-9 mo! /L
-<•
lxlO -'> mol I g 10 mg meq
+
=----x--x----x--=
Ixl o meq /L
H
( )
L
mo!
o
l mo:::,
0
meq
mg CaCO, - 5
- 10·-<•
x50 ------:,x 10- m 0 /L as CaCO ..
meq
L
1
::i
(OH-) =
10-5 mol
L
= 10-:?
17 g ICY mg meq
=• 10_1 meq /L
x-x
x
rnol
g
17 mg
meq
L
·'
x 50
mgCaC0 3
meq
=0.5mg/LasCaCO,
6. 3 First, ignoring the contribution of H+ and OH- , with pH=I0.5, 39.0mg/L of
CO32- and 24.5 mg/L of HCO3-,
(l2+3x16) = 30_0 mg
a. CO/• =
2
meq
39.0mg/L 50m
x
(co/-)= 30mg
/ rneq
gofCa C0 3
meq
=65mg/La sCaCOJ