Water softeners often replace calcium ions in hard water with sodium ions. Since sodium compounds are soluble, the presence of sodium ions in water does not result in the white, scaly residues caused by calcium ions. However, calcium is more beneficial to human health than sodium. Calcium is a necessary part of the human diet, while high levels of sodium intake are linked to increases in blood pressure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults ingest less than 2.4 g of sodium per day. How many liters of softened water, containing a sodium concentration of 0.050% sodium by mass, would have to be consumed to exceed the FDA recommendation? How likely is it that a person will consume this much water in a day? (Assume a density of 1.0 g/mL for water.)

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Water softeners often replace calcium ions in hard water with sodium ions. Since sodium compounds are soluble, the
presence of sodium ions in water does not result in the white, scaly residues caused by calcium ions. However, calcium
is more beneficial to human health than sodium. Calcium is a necessary part of the human diet, while high levels of
sodium intake are linked to increases in blood pressure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that
adults ingest less than 2.4 g of sodium per day. How many liters of softened water, containing a sodium concentration
of 0.050% sodium by mass, would have to be consumed to exceed the FDA recommendation? How likely is it that a
person will consume this much water in a day? (Assume a density of 1.0 g/mL for water.)
Transcribed Image Text:Create a solution table for the problem below. You can write it out by hand and take a picture or use the Canvas table and equation editor to make it in the Rich Text Editor. Water softeners often replace calcium ions in hard water with sodium ions. Since sodium compounds are soluble, the presence of sodium ions in water does not result in the white, scaly residues caused by calcium ions. However, calcium is more beneficial to human health than sodium. Calcium is a necessary part of the human diet, while high levels of sodium intake are linked to increases in blood pressure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that adults ingest less than 2.4 g of sodium per day. How many liters of softened water, containing a sodium concentration of 0.050% sodium by mass, would have to be consumed to exceed the FDA recommendation? How likely is it that a person will consume this much water in a day? (Assume a density of 1.0 g/mL for water.)
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