Chemistry A-Level
Water treatment chemistry
What Water treatment chemistry means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Water treatment chemistry
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Chlorine added to water undergoes a reversible reaction, which is why chlorine is used in treating drinking water and in swimming pools.
Topics that use Water treatment chemistry
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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- atomic radius
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- Diatomic molecular structure of halogens
- Displacement reactions of halogens with halide ions
- Disproportionation
- Disproportionation of chlorine
- Electron shielding
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