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The limescale is a poor conductor of heat and makes the boiling of water more difficult and expensive. The limescale affects heat transfer.

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Calcium carbonate.

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Why does limescale form on the inside of kettles?

put simply limescale is caused by the reversal of the reaction that takes place to make hard water that contains high levels of calcium and magnesium when the reaction is reversed this is what causes limescale. to test for hard water use a block of standard soap and if the soap makes scum the water is hard water if it creates bubbles it is soft water


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What happens to kettle when water boiled?

Hi there when the kettle is boiled the water inside is heated up to boiling point.This is because the coil inside the kettle gets heated by electricity very rapidly and transfers the heat to the water making it boil. The coil some times get a build up of natural chemicals on it such as limescale and therefore has to be cleaned . Now a days we have filter kettles which get rid of the limescale as water is added to the kettle.


Where online can I go to purchase glass kettles?

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