Tutorial 2

On Determination of Hardness of Water

1. 0.28 g of CaCO3 was dissolved in HCl and the solution was made to one litre with
distilled water. 100 ml of the above solution required 28 ml EDTA solution on titration.
100ml of the hard water sample required 33 ml of the same EDTA solution on titration.
After boiling 100ml of this water, cooling, filterning and then titration required 10 ml of
EDTA solution. Calculate the temporary and permanent hardness of water.
(Hardness; Total=330, Perm. =100,
Temp.=230ppm)
2. A standard hard water contains 15g of CaCO 3 per liter. 20 mL a this required 25mL of
EDTA solution. 100 ml of sample water required 18 ml EDTA solution. The same
sample after boiling required 12 mL EDTA solution. Calculate the temporary hardness of
the given sample of water, in terms of ppm.
(Temporary hardness =
720 ppm)
3. 50 ml of standard hard water containing 1 mg of pure CaCO 3 per ml consumed 20 ml of
EDTA. 50 mL of water sample consumed 25 mL of the EDTA solution, using
Eriochrome T as indicator. Calculate the total hardness of water sample in ppm.

(1250 ppm)
4. Calculate the hardness of a water sample, whose 10 mL required 20 mL EDTA. 20 mL of
CaCl2 solution, whose strength is equivalent to 1.5 g of CaCO 3 per litre, required 30 ml of
EDTA solution.

(2000 ppm)
5. One gm of CaCO3 was dissolved in dil. HCl and the solution diluted to one litre. 50 mL
of this solution required 45 mL of EDTA solution, while 50 ml of the sample water
required 18 mL EDTA solution. On the other hand, 50 ml of boiled sample water titrated
against EDTA consumed 9 mL of solution. Calculate each type of hardness in ppm.
(Perm. =200 ppm; Temp. =200 ppm)

Tutorial 2

On Determination of Hardness of Water

1. 0.28 g of CaCO3 was dissolved in HCl and the solution was made to one litre with
distilled water. 100 ml of the above solution required 28 ml EDTA solution on titration.
100ml of the hard water sample required 33 ml of the same EDTA solution on titration.
After boiling 100ml of this water, cooling, filterning and then titration required 10 ml of
EDTA solution. Calculate the temporary and permanent hardness of water.
(Hardness; Total=330, Perm. =100,
Temp.=230ppm)
2. A standard hard water contains 15g of CaCO 3 per liter. 20 mL a this required 25mL of
EDTA solution. 100 ml of sample water required 18 ml EDTA solution. The same
sample after boiling required 12 mL EDTA solution. Calculate the temporary hardness of
the given sample of water, in terms of ppm.
(Temporary hardness =
720 ppm)
3. 50 ml of standard hard water containing 1 mg of pure CaCO 3 per ml consumed 20 ml of
EDTA. 50 mL of water sample consumed 25 mL of the EDTA solution, using
Eriochrome T as indicator. Calculate the total hardness of water sample in ppm.

(1250 ppm)
4. Calculate the hardness of a water sample, whose 10 mL required 20 mL EDTA. 20 mL of
CaCl2 solution, whose strength is equivalent to 1.5 g of CaCO 3 per litre, required 30 ml of
EDTA solution.
 (2000 ppm)
5. One gm of CaCO3 was dissolved in dil. HCl and the solution diluted to one litre. 50 mL
of this solution required 45 mL of EDTA solution, while 50 ml of the sample water
required 18 mL EDTA solution. On the other hand, 50 ml of boiled sample water titrated
against EDTA consumed 9 mL of solution. Calculate each type of hardness in ppm.
(Perm. =200 ppm; Temp. =200 ppm)