Question

How does the action of washing soda differ from that of ion exchange resins.
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Answer 1

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Addition of washing soda to hard water initiates a precipitation reaction in which the calcium ions are removed. On the contrary, ion exchange resin acts by replacing calcium ions in hard water with sodium ions when the hard water is passed through the ion-exchange resin in a column.

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