Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Hydrogen NCERT Solutions | What is meant by 'demineralised'

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Chemistry - Chapter Hydrogen. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 26: what is meant by 39 demineralised 39 water and....
Question 26

What is meant by 'demineralised' water and how can it be obtained?

Answer

Demineralised water is free from all soluble mineral salts. It does not contain any anions or cations.

Demineralised water is obtained by passing water successively through a cation exchange (in the H+ form) and an anion exchange (in the OH- form) resin.

During the cation exchange process, H+exchanges for Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and other cations present in water.

In the anion exchange process, OH- exchanges for anions such as CO2-3, SO2-4 , Cl- , HCO-3 etc. present in water.

OH- ions liberated in reaction (2) neutralize H+ ions liberated in reaction (1), thereby forming water.

H+ (aq)  +  OH- (aq)  →   H2O(l)

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