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Temporary hardness can be removed by mixing water with slaked lime, this process is known as ________.

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Temporary hardness can be removed by mixing water with slaked lime, this process is known as softening.

Slaked lime removes hydrogencarbonates:

Ca(OH)2+Ca(HCO3)22CaCO3(precipitate)+2H2O



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