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LIMESCALE - Limescale is the hard, off-white, chalky deposit found in kettles, hot-water boilers and the inside of inadequately maintained hot-water central heat...
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| It builds up on pipes and kettles |
| Flaky deposit in kettle |
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| May 3 2016 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Oct 29 2012 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Apr 25 2009 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
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| A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area. |
| a hard white substance consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, deposited by water on the inside of pipes, kettles, etc. |
| white material that collects inside water pipes, kettles, etc. in areas where the water is hard ( contains a lot of natural chemicals) |
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Limescale is the hard, off-white, chalky deposit found in kettles, hot-water boilers and the inside of inadequately maintained hot-water central heating systems. * It is also often found as a similar deposit on the inner surface of old pipe and other surfaces where "hard water" has evaporated. In addition to being unsightly and hard to clean, limescale seriously impairs the operation or damages various components. * The type found deposited on the heating elements of water heaters has a main component of calcium carbonate. Hard water contains calcium (and often magnesium) bicarbonate or similar ions. Calcium salts, such as calcium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate are both more soluble in hot water than cold water. Thus, heating water does not cause calcium carbonate to precipitate per se. However, there is an equilibrium between dissolved calcium bicarbonate and dissolved calcium carbonate: * Ca2+ + 2HCO3 Ca2+ + CO32 + CO2 + H2O * where the equilibrium is driven by the carbonate/bicarbonate, |