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JEE Main 2020Hydrogen Question with Solution

JEE Main 2020 (09 Jan Shift 1)

Question

The hardness of a water sample containing 10-MgSO4 expressed as CaCO3 equivalents (in ppm ) is . (molar mass of MgSO4 is 120.37 g/mol )

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Correct answer
100

Step-by-step explanation

10 3 mole MgSO 4 = 10 3 mole of MgSO 4 present in 1L solutions.

nCaCO3=nMgSO4

ppm Intermof CacO 3 = 10 3 ×100 1000 × 10 6

ppm Intermof CaCO 3 =100ppm

Hard water is water that has high mineral content. Hard water is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone, chalk or gypsum which are largely made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates and sulfates. 

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