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Water Treatment Chemistry - Properties of Water

Water Treatment Chemistry - Properties of Water

Original contact hours: 1Original format: PDFDrinking Water · Lab, Sampling & Analytical · Municipal Wastewater

This lesson describes the properties of water and how these properties affect the treatment of water. The instructor will review the molecular structure of water and the resulting polarity of the molecule. He will then discuss how these chemical characteristics make water such a good solvent and how characteristics of water can vary from different sources.

Educational Objectives:
  1. When given an exam, be able to correctly identify the following properties of water and their affects in water treatment: molecular structures, hydrogen bonding, surface tension, solutions, suspensions, and sources of water.

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