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Question
What is the chemical composition of malachite?
- CuO . CuC03
- Cu(OH)2 CuC03
- CuO.Cu(OH)2
- Cu2O . Cu(OH)2
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Solution
Cu(OH)2.CuCO3
The chemical composition of malachite is Cu(OH)2.CuCO3.
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| List - I | List - II | ||
| a. | Siderite | I. | FeCO3 |
| b. | Malachite | II. | CuCO3 · Cu(OH)2 |
| c. | Sphalerite | III. | ZnS |
| d. | Calamine | IV. | ZnCO3 |
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| (One) | (Composition) | ||
| (A) | Siderite | (I) | FeCO3 |
| (B) | Malachite | (II) | CuCO3 · Cu(OH)2 |
| (C) | Sphalerite | (III) | ZnS |
| (D) | Calamine | (IV) | ZnCO3 |
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