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permanent hardness
noun
- chem hardness of water that cannot be removed by boiling as it results mainly from the presence of calcium and magnesium chlorides and sulphates
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The total hardness of water is therefore commonly made up of temporary and permanent hardness.
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Boiling the water does not affect these salts; hence such waters are said to have permanent hardness.
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The hardness of water may be of two kinds,— temporary hardness and permanent hardness.
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Calcium sulphate, or gypsum, on the other hand, imparts permanent hardness.
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Permanent hardness is caused by other compounds of lime that are not precipitated by boiling the water.
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