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Would you be able to check if water is hard by using a detergent?

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Detergent are unaffected by hardness of water as their calcium and magnesium salts are soluble in water so they do not form scum and cleaning action is easily done. Therefore, it is not possible to check if the water is hard by using a detergent.

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