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Helium is preferred to hydrogen in air balloons because it _____

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Important Questions on Chemistry

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Consider the following statements regarding diamond:

1. It is an allotrope of silicon.

2. It is a bad conductor of heat and electricity.

3. It is the hardest substance.

4. It burns to produce carbon dioxide.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Sugar of lead is 
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Which one of the following noble gases is not found in the atmosphere?
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Consider the following statements
1. Non-metals are neither malleable nor ductile.
2. Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity except for graphite, which conducts electricity.
3. Non-metals form negatively charged ions by gaining electrons when reacting with metals.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Calgon (Sodium metaphosphate) finds application as?
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Yellow colour of usual nitric acid is due to the presence of which one of the following?
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White phosphorus glows in the dark due to _____.
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Consider the following statements 
1. Nitric acid is used in the production of fertilizers.
2. Sulphuric acid is used in the production of explosives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?