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O-LevelChemistryAcids, Bases & Salts5070/11 · May/June 2021 · Q231 Mark

The water in a lake is acidic and the fish are dying. The water in the lake needs to be neutralised. Which compound can be added in excess to neutralise the water in the lake?

Acalcium carbonate
Bphosphoric acid
Cpotassium hydroxide
Dsodium nitrate

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A: calcium carbonate

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Acids, Bases & Salts, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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