Question

To make hard water soft what is added to it?

Answer 1

Answer:

To make Hard water soft we should add Baking soda and vinegar .

Both Vinegar and baking soda remove the scaly buildup, which is caused by minerals present in water.

and there are some other chemicals used for softing the water are

• ammonia
• borax
• trisodium phosphate
• slaked lime
• sodium carbonate

Answer 2

Answer:

Water softening is achieved either by adding chemicals that form insoluble precipitates or by ion exchange. On a small scale, chemicals used for softening include ammonia, borax, calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), or trisodium phosphate, usually in conjunction with sodium carbonate (soda ash).