Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Equilibria

Equilibria — practice question

River water from a chalk-rich agricultural region contains $\text{Ca}^{2+}$, $\text{Mg}^{2+}$, $\text{CO}_3^{2-}$, $\text{HCO}_3^-$, $\text{Cl}^-$ and $\text{NO}_3^-\,$ ions. At a water treatment plant, this water is processed by adding a calculated amount of calcium hydroxide. Which substances will precipitate from the river water after the calcium hydroxide has been added?

  • A$\text{CaCl}_2$
  • B$\text{CaCO}_3$
  • C$\text{Ca(NO}_3)_2$
  • D$\text{Mg(NO}_3)_2$

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