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Electrolysis Question

  • 26-05-2011 2:22am
    #1
    AngryHippie
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    In a salt water pool, running an electrolysis cell, Would the electrolysis process have an effect on Calcium hardness as well as the Sodium Chloride breakdown reaction?
    Finding it difficult to get an answer online, I think its somthing to do with electronegativity, but its been too long since my LC...:)


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  • #2
    napapa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭napapa


    AngryHippie wrote: »
    as well as the Sodium Chloride breakdown reaction?
    What do you mean by breakdown reaction? Dissociation of NaCl into Na+ and Cl-.... Not sure what your trying to figure out?


  • #3
    AngryHippie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭AngryHippie


    The Basic concept behind it is to produce
    hypochlorous acid (HCIO), and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO)
    from excess amounts of NaCl

    The calcium hardness process is roughly described by:
    CaCO3 + CO2 + H2O ⇋ Ca2+ + 2HCO3

    My question is could the same heavy current convert my friendly and necessary (for LSI) CaC03 molecules and thereby reduce my pool calcium hardness

    I'm curious, because I've had to add hundreds of Kg of CCD to my pool and the hardness levels are dropping continuosly, even though the chlorinator is burning through normal amounts of NaCl.
    We use CO2 as our pH control, and I'm wondering if the presence of this is causing the electrolysis to strip out my calcium levels.......


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