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Epsom salt is a widely used hydrated sulphate of an alkaline earth metal. Its chemical formula is:

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

Epsom salt is the common name for magnesium sulphate heptahydrate, $MgSO_4 \cdot 7H_2O$. $CaSO_4 \cdot 2H_2O$ is Gypsum, and $Na_2SO_4 \cdot 10H_2O$ is Glauber's salt.

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