Hydrogen And Its Compounds Question 63

Question: Which of the following will cause softening of hard water

Options:

A) Passing it through cation exchange resin

B) Passing it through anion exchange resin

C) Passing it through sand

D) Passing it through alumina

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

In cation exchange resin $ M{g^{+2}} $ and $ C{a^{+2}} $ (cations) are replaced by $ N{a^{+}} $ ions.