Question: A water sample contains: 2 3 m g L N a + , 1 0 m g L C a 2 + , 1 5

A water sample contains: 23mgLNa+,10mgLCa2+,15mgLMg2+,35mgLCl,16mgLSO42,, and 9mgLNO3-.
a. Calculate the hardness of this water (in mgL as CaCO3). Is this water classified as soft, moderately hard, hard or very hard?
b. Calculate the concentration (in mgL) of total dissolved solids (TDS) in this water sample. This problem came from an old FE exam!!
A water sample contains: 2 3 m g L N a + , 1 0 m

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