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NEET UG 2020 · Chemistry · Question 118

NEET 2020 Chemistry, question 118

Question 118 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) is a Chemistry question from The s-Block Elements. Its idea, Purification of Sodium Chloride, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q118 · Chemistry

HCl was passed through a solution of CaCl2\mathrm{CaCl_2}, MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl_2} and NaCl. Which of the following compound(s) crystallise(s) ?

  1. 1Both MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl_2} and CaCl2\mathrm{CaCl_2}
  2. 2Only NaClOfficial answer
  3. 3Only MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl_2}
  4. 4NaCl, MgCl2\mathrm{MgCl_2} and CaCl2\mathrm{CaCl_2}

Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key

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