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प्रश्न
What is deliquescence? What name is given to the compounds exhibiting such property?
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उत्तर
Deliquescence is the phenomenon by which certain salts absorb moisture from air, lose their water of crystallization and dissolve in it to form a saturated solution.
The substances which exhibit deliquescence are called deliquescent.
For example : Caustic soda NaOH, Caustic potash KOH.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the major salt present in sea-water.
Name the raw material used for the production of caustic soda.
How would you show that blue copper sulphate crystals contain water of crystallisation?
The number of molecules of water of crystallisation present in washing soda crystals is:
(a) five
(b) two
(c) ten
(d) seven
Salts A, B, C, D and E undergo reactions (i) to (v) respectively. Identify the anion present in these salts on the basis of these reactions.
- When silver nitrate solution is added to a solution of A, a white precipitate, insoluble in dilute nitric acid, is formed.
- The addition of dilute hydrochloric acid to B produces a gas which turns lead acetate black on paper.
- When a freshly prepared solution of ferrous sulphate is added to a solution of C and concentrated sulphuric acid is gently poured from the side of the test tube, a brown ring is formed.
- When dilute sulphuric acid is added to D, a gas is produced which turns acidified potassium dichromate solution from orange to green.
- The addition of dilute hydrochloric acid to E produces effervescence. The gas produced turns lime water milky but does not affect acidified potassium dichromate solution.
The Salt Story
From: The New Indian Express 9 March 2021
The salt pans in Marakkanam, a port town about 120 km from Chennai are the third largest producer of salt in Tamil Nadu. Separation of salt from water is a laborious process and the salt obtained is used as raw materials for manufacture of various sodium compounds.
One such compound is Sodium hydrogen carbonate, used in baking, as an antacid and in soda acid fire extinguishers.
The table shows the mass of various compounds obtained when 1litre of sea water is evaporated.
| COMPOUND | FORMULA | MASS OF SOLID PRESENT /g |
| Sodium Chloride | NaCl | 28.0 |
| Magnesium Chloride | MgCl2 | 8.0 |
| Magnesium Sulphate | MgSO4 | 6.0 |
| Calcium Sulphate | CaSO4 | 2.0 |
| Calcium Carbonate | CaCO3 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL AMOUNT OF SALT OBTAINED | 45.0 | |
What is the pH of the acid which is used in the formation of common salt?
The acid reacts with a base to form a neutral product called ______.
Acids react with metallic oxides to produce ______.
Salt is ______ in nature.
You are provided with the list of chemicals mentioned below in the box:
| Sodium hydroxide solution, copper carbonate, zinc, hydrochloric acid, copper, dilute sulphuric acid, chlorine, iron |
Using suitable chemicals from the list given, write a balanced chemical equation for the preparation of the salt mentioned below:
Copper sulphate
