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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Hydrogen

The most effective water softening method is

  1. A Lime - soda process
  2. B Permutit process
  3. C Ion - exchange process
  4. D Boiling followed by filtration
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(C) Ion - exchange process

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Boiling removes only temporary hardness of water. During boiling, the soluble Mg(HCO3)2 is converted into insoluble magnesium hydroxide and Ca(HCO3)2 is changed to insoluble calcium carbonate.. In permutit process hydrated sodium aluminium silicate is zeolite/permutit. For the…