Question 44

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MgCl₂ and CaSO₄ salts are added to 1 litre of distilled deionized water and mixed until completely dissolved. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration is 500 mg/l, and Total Hardness (TH) is 400 mg/l (as CaCO₃). The amounts of MgCl₂ and CaSO₄ added are calculated (rounded off to the nearest integer). Which of the following options is/are true:
Atomic weights: Ca(40), Mg(24), S(32), O(16), Cl(35.5), C(12)
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GATE CE 2025 · Paper 1

Civil Engineering · Original paper archive

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Civil Engineering
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Multiple select (MSQ)
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2 marks

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