Question

Statement 1: Sodium bicarbonate generally precipitates normal carbonate from magnesium chloride solution
Statement 2: Sodium carbonate generally precipitates basic carbonate from magnesium chloride solution

• A. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1
• B. Ifboth Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1
• C. If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
• D. If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Statement 1: $MgCl_{2} +NaHCO_{3}\to MgCO_{3}+2NaCl+CO_{2}+H_{2}O$
Statement 2: $MgCl_{2}+2Na_{2}CO_{3}+H_{2}O \to MgCO_{3}\,Mg(OH)_{2}+4NaCl+CO_{2}$