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Q: What element is added to drinking and pool water?
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Is the water in a swimming pool a mixture or compound?

Water in a swimming pool is compound because the water and chlorine have been chemically combined.


What is the chemical used to remove minerals from well water added to a new vinyl pool?

You can use Metal Free from Natural Chemistry32oz. for a 20000 gallon pool.


Why does your pool turn green 3 days after chemicals have been added?

water chemistry effects sanitizer level- adding water dilutes sanitizer level - rain dilutes plus puts enviromental pollution into the pool - your swim load affects sanitizer level - your water temperature (Warm) and the Sun can burn out the sanitizer level- was the filter running was the pool crystal clear what type of filter do you have? To many variables, take a pool water sample to your nearest dealer and discuss your problem with them so they can properly diagnose your pool


Does a salt water pool attract more wild animals than a chlorinated pool?

I'm in the pool service business and maintain both salt water and traditional pools in the Las Vegas Valley. While there are not many wild animals in the city, I have not noticed any difference in the number of "urban" critters (i.e. birds, bugs, dogs, cats, squirrels, etc) visiting my salt water pools versus my traditional pools. A: a salt water pool are one and the same. The only difference is that the chlorine is made in the pool the other is that the chlorine is added by hand - - - manually.


What element is used to clean bacteria out of a pool?

Chlorine kills bacteria their for it will clean and disinfect your pool or hot tube

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What is the element that is used in swimming pool?

Chlorine is added to swimming pool water to disinfect it.


Are pool chemicals dangerous to pets?

If your pet get into the chemicals see a vet. If your pet is drinking water from the pool, even after chemicals have been added to the water, they will be ok.


What gas is added in the water of swimming pool?

Unless you have an ozonator, which would inject ozone (O3) to sanitize, there are no gases added to the water of a swimming pool.


How pure is pool water?

it is a mixture because H2O is a compound and chlorine is an element, element + compound = mixture, so if pool water is H2O + Cl, then it is a mixture


What can you take for stomach ache after drinking to much pool water?

Pepto


What is a fresh water swimming pool?

A fresh water swimming pool is a swimming pool that does not use a saltwater chlorinator. A pool that used a salt water chlorinator has salt added to it to so that a salt water chlorinator can electronically convert part of the salt into chlorine. A fresh water pool has chlorine added to it directly either manually or Automatically.


Where do cruise ships get their water?

They get drinking water from their starting ports and pool water from the sea(they clean it out first)


Can you die of drinking too much pool water?

Yes, because you can die of drinking too much water. But this would take more than a gallon of water at least. Chlorine added to the water can cause digestive upsets, but seldom anything life-threatening.


Is drinking pool water treated with pristine blue harmful?

no it only affects hobos


Can a dog get sick from drinking a small amount of pool water?

No it can not, because chlorine is not killable.


Clorine was added but pool water is still sky blue?

Chlorine*


What will prevent the pool from illness?

Chlorine/Bromine chemicals added to the water.