Desc:First of all, the industrial grade sodium hexametaphosphate manufacturer talked about how scale is formed. After the water is heated to boiling, part of the scale evaporates, and calcium sulfate (CaSO4), which is not easily dissolved, precipitates. The original dissolved calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) and magnesium bicarbonate (Mg(HCO3)2) are decomposed in boiling water, releasing carbon dioxide (CO2), and turned into calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and hydrogen which are difficult to dissolve. Magnesium oxide (Mg(OH)2) also precipitates, and sometimes MgCO3 is also formed, thus forming scale.
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