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Hard water is fit for dyeing clothes.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Definition of Hard Water**: Hard water is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium salts. 2. **Characteristics of Hard Water**: The presence of these minerals gives hard water its "hard" quality. It does not lather easily with soap, which is a common characteristic of hard water. 3. **Dyeing Process**: When dyeing clothes, the dye needs to adhere well to the fabric. The presence of calcium and magnesium ions in hard water can actually help in the dyeing process. ...
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  2. Water containing calcium bicarbonate produces with soap.

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  3. Hard water is fit for dyeing clothes.

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  5. Salt is added to pure water to increase its electrical conductivity.

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  7. hardness is removed by Clark's method.

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  8. Specific heat of water is 1 cal g^(-1) .^(@)C^(-1)

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  11. The exhausted permutit contains and ions in place of Na^(+) ions.

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  14. Addition of acid to water, the conductivity.

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  15. In electrolysis of water gas is liberated at cathode.

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  16. The change of water into water vapour at 30^(@)C at slow rate is calle...

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