Q. Consider the following pairs of salts and their common names:
  1. White vitriol : Zinc sulfate
  2. Red Vitriol : Copper sulfate
  3. 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.

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