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What is brine solution?

Important Questions on Substances in Common Use

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Saponification of coconut oil yields glycerol and
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Write the chemical name of Na2CO3.10H2O and Na2CO3. Write the significance of 10H2O. Mention the term used for water molecules attached with salt. With the help of chemical equation explain the method of preparation of both Na2CO3.10H2O and Na2CO3. Also, list two uses of Na2CO3.10H2O.
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What is washing soda? State two properties and two uses of washing soda.
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Write the chemical equation for the action of atmospheric CO2 gas on bleaching powder when left exposed in open.
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Write the chemical formula of ammonium chloride. Explain why an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride is acidic in nature? Illustrate your answer with the help of a chemical equation.
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State two important uses of bleaching powder.
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Write the chemical formula of (i) soda ash and (ii) sodium carbonate decahydrate.
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Name the sodium compound which is used for softening hard water.
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If someone is suffering from acidity in stomach, which of the following would you suggest as a remedy. Orange juice, coca-cola, baking soda solution?
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Write name and chemical formula of two such compounds whose one formula unit is associated with 10 and 2 water molecules respectively.
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Name one salt whose solution has pH more than 7 and one salt with pH less than 7.
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Write the formula of sodium chloride and sodium carbonate. Explain why an aqueous solution of sodium chloride is neutral, but an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate is basic (or alkaline). Write chemical equations of the reactions involved.
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What happens when bleaching powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid? Give equation of the reaction involved.
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What is baking soda? Write the chemical name of baking soda. Give the important uses of baking soda. How does baking soda differ chemically from washing soda?
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Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate an essential ingredient in antacids?
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What is bleaching powder? How is bleaching powder prepared? Write chemical equation of the reaction involved in the preparation of bleaching powder.
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What is the common name of the compound CaOCl2?
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Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine yields bleaching powder.
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How is chloride of lime chemically different from calcium chloride? Why does the former lose its chlorine when kept exposed in air?