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What is ‘Epsom salt’?(a) MgSO4.7H2O(b) MgSO4.2H2O(c) MgCO2.CaCO3(d) MgCO2This question was posed to me in exam.I'm obligated to ask this question of Chemical From Sea in division Inorganic Chemical Industries of Chemical Technology

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Right CHOICE is (a) MgSO4.7H2O

Easy explanation: Epsom salt is MgSO4.7H2O. It is made by treating magnesium carbonate or HYDROXIDE with sulfuric acid. MgCO2.CaCO2 is DOLOMITE and MgCO2 is magnetite.



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