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Question

Polyphosphates are used as water softening agents because they :

Options

A.form soluble complexs with anionic species
B.precipitate anionic species
C.form soluble complexes with cationic species
D.precipitate cationic species

Solution

Na2[Na4(PO3)6] + Ca2+ → Na2[CaNa2(PO3)6] + 2Na+
Sodium polyhexa                   Solube Complex salt
meta phosphates
Because sodium podium polyhexa metaphosphates form soluble complexes with ions responsible for hardnening (e.g., 2Na+) of water.

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