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What happens when sodium chloride is reacted with sulphuric acid?

Important Questions on Alkali Metals

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Find A, B and C in the following reactions:

NH3+A+CO2NH42CO3

NH42CO3+H2O+BNH4HCO3

NH4HCO3+NaClNH4Cl+C

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One of the by-products formed during the recovery of NH3 from Solvay process is:
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Which among the following gas is bubbled through the brine solution during the preparation of sodium carbonate in Solvay's process?
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Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II
(a) Sodium Carbonate (i) Deacon
(b) Titanium (ii) Castner-Kellner
(c) Chlorine (iii) van-Arkel
(d) Sodium hydroxide (iv) Solvay

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Products (X and Y) of the following reactions (I and II) are :
I. 2NaOH(Cold and dil.)+Cl2NaCl+X+H2O

II. 6NaOH(Hot and conc.)+3Cl2NaCl+Y+3H2O

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The gas produced when Zn metal is heated with aqueous NaOH is
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The salt that is added to table salt to make it flow easily in rainy season is
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What is the boiling point of soidium chloride?
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Give reason for the high melting point of sodium chloride.
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Electrolysis of aqueous NaCl may produce with mercury cathode:

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Sodium chloride itself is not deliquescent, but it absorbs moisture when exposed to air. Why?

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Crude common salt becomes damp on keeping it in the air because

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What is the heat of solution of sodium chloride from the following data?

The hydration energy of Na+=-389.4 kJ mol-1

The hydration energy of Cl-=-382.3 kJ mol-1

The lattice energy of NaCl=776 kJ mol-1

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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What is the effect of temperature on the solubility of sodium chloride in the water?
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Crude common salt becomes damp on keeping in air because:
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Sodium metal cannot be obtained by the electrolysis of an aqueous sodium chloride solution. Why?