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Following chemical species were reported for water sample from a well

Species Concentration
(milliequivalent/L)
Chloride (Cl−) 15
Sulphate (SO2−4) 15
Carbonate (CO2−3) 05
Bicarbonate (HCO−3) 30
Calcium (Ca2+) 12
Magnesium (Mg2+) 18
pH 8.5
Total hardness in mg/L as CaCO3 is

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5000
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2000
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C
1500
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3000
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Solution

The correct option is C 1500
Total hardness is due to multivalent cations (Ca2+,Mg2+)

Total hardess
= milliequivalent of Ca2+ + milliequivalent of Mg2+
=12+18

=30 milliequivalent/L
=30 milliequivalent CaCO3
=30× equivalent weight of CaCO3 mg/L
=30×50mg/L
=1500mg/LasCaCO3

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