(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?

A hydrocarbon contains 10.5 g of carbon per gram of hydrogen. 1 litre of the hydrocarbon at 127^oC and 1 atmosphere weighs 2.8 g. Find the molecular formula.

Find
(i) The total number of neutrons and
(ii) The total mass of neutron in 7 mg of ¹⁴C
(Assume that mass of neutron = mass of hydrogen atom)

A mixture contains NaCl and unknown chloride MCl.

(i) 1g of this is dissolved in water. Excess of acidified AgNO₃ solution is added to it. 2.567 g of white ppt is formed.

(ii) 1 g of original mixture is heated to 300^oC. Some vapours come out which are absorbed in acidified AgNO₃ solution, 1.341 g of white precipitate was obtained.

Find the molecular weight of unknown chloride.