Dear Friend,
I am writing to you because I have something so splendiferous to share with you.
I just completed an exhilarating lab concerning hard water and soft water. Did you know
that hard water can actually cause your electric bill to rise to a much higher level? I know
it’s crazy—but it’s oh so true. Let me explain hard water to you first.
We both know that tap water is hardly pure. The majority of tap water contains
mineral salts mostly of calcium and magnesium. If water has a very large conglomerate
of these minerals, it is considered hard. If water has little to no straggles, then it is
considered soft water. The calcium and the magnesium in the hard tap water can bind to
soap and make the soap unable to dissolve, causing nasty soap scum! Also, when the hard
tap water is flowing through heated pipes, the pipes can over time become very crusty!
Have you now become an dubious inquirer on your water supply? If so, there are
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- Spring '08
- Dixon
- Chemistry, Hard water, Tap water, Soft water, Brett Larose
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