Magnesium Sulfate Can Be Obtained at a Drugstore as Epsom

Multiple Choice

Magnesium sulfate can be obtained at a drugstore as Epsom salts. The monohydrate is found as the mineral kieserite. What would be the pH of a 500 mL aqueous solution containing 1.62 g kieserite? The value for sulfuric acid is 1.2  10^-2.

A) nearly 14
B) slightly above 7.00
C) 7.00
D) slightly below 7.00
E) nearly 1.00