(a) One litre of a sample of hard water contains 1 mg of CaCl₂ and 1 mg of MgCl₂. Find the total hardness in terms of parts of CaCO₃ per 10⁶ parts of water by weight.

(b) A sample of hard water contains 20 mg of Ca⁺⁺ ions per litre. How many milli-equivalent of Na₂CO₃ would be required to soften 1 litre of the sample?

(c) 1 gm of Mg is burnt in a closed vessel which contains 0.5gm of O₂.
      (i) Which reactant is left in excess?
      (ii) Find the weight of the excess reactants.
      (iii) How many milliliters of 0.5N H₂SO₄ will dissolve the residue in the vessel?

Which of the following compounds are covalent?

The total number of electrons that take part in forming the bond in N₂ is

Which of the following is soluble in water?