Episode 451
Which water is better: hard or soft?
Do our skin and hair prefer it soft? What about our teeth and bones? Time to weigh up this watery wrangle...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
October 20, 20203m 40s
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Show Notes
Hard... or soft? That's the watery wrangle on which listener Jo asked us to weigh in. She said: "my question is about drinking water. We drink gallons of the stuff in a lifetime, but which is better for us, hard or soft? My skin and hair prefer it soft, but what about teeth and bones? And which do our kidneys prefer?" Adam Murphy got the answer with the help of University of Cambridge chemist Ljiljana Fruk... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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soft waterhard waterLjiljana Frukwater supplydrinking water