Salts

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Salts: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Salts, Properties of Salt, pH of Salts, Chemicals from Common Salt, Common Salt, Preparation of Sodium Hydroxide by Chlor-Alkali Process, Uses of Products from Chlor-alkali Process, Hygroscopic Substances, Bleaching Powder, Preparation of Bleaching Powder, Uses of Bleaching Powder, Baking Soda, Preparation of Baking Soda, Uses of Baking Soda, Thermal Decomposition of Baking Soda, Washing Soda, Preparation of Washing Soda, Uses of Washing Soda, Anhydrous Salts, Salts Containing Water of Crystallisation, Plaster of Paris, Preparation of Plaster of Paris, Gypsum & Uses of Plaster of Paris etc.

Important Questions on Salts

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Baking powder is a mixture of

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Identify the correct representation of the reaction occurring during the chloralkali process.

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The chemical formulae of baking Soda is

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The set of products formed when electricity is passed through brine is:

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Products obtained on electrolysis of brine are

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Complex salt is

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Which of the following contain seven molecules of water of crystallization?

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Read the following statements.

Statement - I: Plaster of Paris is stored in moisture proof containers.

Statement - II: Plaster of Paris on reaction with water changes into a hard solid gypsum. 

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

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The metal atom which is present in superphospahte is 

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The chemical formula of plaster of Paris is 

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Electrolysis of sodium chloride produces a gas A when A is passed through a solution of compound B another compound C is formed which is used as an oxidising agent in many chemical industries. A, B, and C will be respectively:

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The water of crystallization in gypsum and plaster of paris respectively are-

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A light greenish salt is soluble in water. On passing H2S gas into the solution, a black precipitate is obtained which dissolves readily in HCI. The metal ion present is 

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What is formed when chlorine gas passes through dry slaked lime?

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Which of the following compounds is used to repair fractured bones?

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Which of these salts will give acidic solutions?

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What is the common name of compound CaOCl2?

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The real bleaching agent present in bleaching powder is 

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Common salt besides being used in kitchen can also be used as the raw material for making

(i) washing soda

(ii) bleaching powder

(iii) baking soda

(iv) slaked lime

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Match the items of column 1 with those of column 2 in the following questions.

    Column1                                                                                      Column 2

1. Plaster of Paris                                                                    (i) CaOCl2

2. Bleaching powder                                                                (ii) NaCl

3. Brine                                                                                     (iii) Na2CO3.10H2O

4. Washing soda                                                                       (iv) CaSO4.1/2H2O