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Explain why hard water flowing in lead pipes may be safer for drinking than soft water flowing in the same pipes.

Explain why hard water flowing in lead pipes may be safer for drinking than soft water
flowing in the same pipes.

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Hardwater deposits the insoluble Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ carbonate / CaCO₃(s) and MgCO₃(s) on the pipes which prevents lead from dissolving into the water.Soft water is in direct contact with lead and therefore dissolves the lead leading to lead poisoning

Githiari answered the question on September 18, 2017 at 08:21

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