Neutralisations in Everyday Life
Neutralisations in Everyday Life: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Milk of Magnesia, Antacids, Chemical Fertilizers, Neutralisation in Digestion, Tooth Decay due to Presence of Acid, Soil Treatment Using Calcium Oxide and, Effect of Acidic Soil on Plants Growth
Important Questions on Neutralisations in Everyday Life
Due to the overuse of chemical fertilisers, the soil in a farm has become acidic and crop yields have dropped. What remedial action will you recommend to the farmer?
What action should a farmer take if the soil in his farm is found to be too basic?
What remedial action should a farmer take when the use of chemical fertilizers is excess?
What is the effect of excessive use of chemical fertilizers on the soil?
It is seen that factory wastes from many factories kill fish and other organisms.
Why does this happen? What should be done to remedy the situation?
Why does a base applied to your skin give relief from an ant bite?
Name two bases you can add to the soil to reduce its acidity.
What is the common name of sodium bicarbonate?
Write True or False against each statement:
(i) The tooth enamel gets corroded by the base produced due to the degradation of food particles left behind in between teeth.
(ii) The reaction between quicklime and water is an endothermic reaction.
(iii) Alumina reacts with both HCI and NaOH.
(iv) Soaps are sodium/potassium salts of long chain fatty acids, whereas synthetic detergents are sodium salt of sulphonic acids.
Choose an appropriate match-
Which treatment would we take to get relief from excess acidity produced in the stomach?
Formic acid is found in the sting of a grasshopper.
Palak does not brush her teeth properly. She complains her friend of a toothache. Fatima takes her to the sickroom. The doctor examines her teeth. Which doctor specialises in dental treatment?
State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
Calamine can be used to treat ant’s sting.
Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
Nitric acid is an example of _____.
Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
The acid that is released when as ant stings is _____.
A bee sting and a wasp sting have to be treated separately.Why?
A commonly used antacid
An ant bite can be treated by applying a/an (1) _____ or (2) _____ substance.
An ant bite can be treated by applying a/an _____ or _____ substance.
The sting of an ant contains _____.
