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Question
What difference did you see - in the water with salt, and
the water with chalk powder - after keeping for some time?
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Solution
After keeping for some time, water with salt looks clear and transparent whereas the water with chalk powder looks whitish with some chalk powder settled down on the bottom of the glass.
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