illustrate the action of alum on calcium carbonate impurity in water?
Answers
Answered by
1
Answer:
Alum which is aluminium sulfate causes coagulation of calcium carbonate impurity in water.
Explanation:
Presence of calcium carbonate as impurity is also called calcium hardness.
The treatment of water with alum is mostly seen in swimming pools etc.
Reaction occurs between calcium carbonate and alum and coagulation of impurities takes place such that they can be removed easily.
Similar questions