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Hardness of Water and Treatment

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Can you use soaps and detergents to check the hardness of water ?

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Soaps can be used to check the hardness of water as it forms insoluble precipitate with hard water. While it is soluble in softwater. Detergents are soluble in both types of water so, they cannot be used to check the hardness of water.

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