A sample of water has the following concentration of ions (and the pH is near neutral): Cations Ca²+ Mg²+ Na+ mg/L 95.0 26.0 15.0 Anions HCO3 SO²- CIT (a) What is the total hardness (TH)? b) What is the carbonate hardness (CH)? c) What is the noncarbonate hardness (NCH)? d) What is the alkalinity? e) What is the total dissolved solids concentration? Draw an ion concentration bar graph mg/L 160.0 135.0 73.0

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A sample of water has the following concentration of ions as shown in the attached table (and the pH is near neutral).

What is the total hardness (TH)?

What is the carbonate hardness (CH)?

What is the noncarbonate hardness (NCH)?

 

6.20 A sample of water has the following concentration of ions (and the pH is near neutral):
Cations
Ca²+
Mg2+
Na+
mg/L
95.0
26.0
15.0
banor (a) What is the total hardness (TH)?
Anions
HCO3
SO²-
CI™
(b) What is the carbonate hardness (CH)?
(c) What is the noncarbonate hardness (NCH)?
(d) What is the alkalinity?
(e) What is the total dissolved solids concentration?
(f) Draw an ion concentration bar graph.
mg/L
160.0
135.0
73.0
176
29 30
Transcribed Image Text:6.20 A sample of water has the following concentration of ions (and the pH is near neutral): Cations Ca²+ Mg2+ Na+ mg/L 95.0 26.0 15.0 banor (a) What is the total hardness (TH)? Anions HCO3 SO²- CI™ (b) What is the carbonate hardness (CH)? (c) What is the noncarbonate hardness (NCH)? (d) What is the alkalinity? (e) What is the total dissolved solids concentration? (f) Draw an ion concentration bar graph. mg/L 160.0 135.0 73.0 176 29 30
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