Q. Which of the following is an epsom salt?
A) $2CaSO_{4}\ .\ H_{2}O$
B) $MgSO_{4}\ .\ 7H_{2}O$
C) $MgSO_{4}\ .\ 2H_{2}O$
D) $BaSO_{4}\ .\ 2H_{2}O$
Explanation
(b)
Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate $\left\lbrack MgSO_{4}\ .\ 7H_{2}O \right\rbrack$ is called epsom salt.
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