Q. Consider the following pairs of salts and their common names:
White vitriol : Zinc sulfate
Red Vitriol : Copper sulfate
Green Vitriol : Ferrous sulfate
Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched? Answer:
Only 1 and 3
Notes: White vitriol is indeed Zinc sulfate, Red Vitriol is another name for Cobalt sulfate and Green Vitriol is a common name for Ferrous sulfate. So, all three pairs are correctly matched.