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Question
Hard water required for an experiment is not available in a school laboratory. However, following salts are available in the laboratory. Select the salts which may be dissolved in water to make it hard for the experiment.
|
(1) |
Calcium Sulphate |
(2) |
Sodium Sulphate |
|
(3) |
Calcium Chloride |
(4) |
Potassium Sulphate |
|
(5) |
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate |
(6) |
Magnesium Chloride |
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1, 3 and 6
(C) 3, 5 and 6
(D) 2, 4 and 5
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Solution
(B)
Hard water contains Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions. So the salts that can be added to water to make it hard are calcium sulphate, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
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