Hydrogen And Its Compounds Question 54

Question: Which of the following is not a hard water

Options:

A) Water containing $ CaCl_2 $

B) Water containing dil. HCl

C) Water containing $ MgSO_4 $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Water containing $ C{a^{+2}},\ M{g^{+2}} $ and $ {H^{+}}(>{10^{-7}}m) $ is a hard water. $ {H^{+}}(aq)+CH_3COONa(aq) $ ⇌ $ CH_3COOH(s)+N{a^{+}}(aq) $