Hydrogen And Its Compounds Question 11

Question: Hard water is not fit for washing clothes because

Options:

A) it contains $ Na_2SO_4 $ and $ KCl $

B) It gives precipitate

C) it contains impurities

D) it is acidic in nature

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] $ 2RCOONa+M{g^{2+}}\to \underset{Insoluble}{\mathop{{{(RCOO)}_2}}}Mg+2N{a^{+}} $

$ 2RCOONa+C{a^{2+}}\to \underset{Insoluble}{\mathop{{{(RCOO)}_2}}}Ca+2N{a^{+}} $