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प्रश्न
Explain the following observation:
Why is fused calcium chloride or cone, sulphuric acid used in a desiccator?
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उत्तर
Anhydrous or fused calcium chloride is highly hygroscopic in nature it readily absorbs moisture, also it is deliquescent in nature and is therefore used as a drying agent in a desiccator.
Concentrated sulphuric acid being hygroscopic in nature absorbs moisture from the air and gets diluted and acts as a drying agent as well as a dehydrating agent and hence is used in a desiccator.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give two examples for Deliquescent substance.
State the methods by which hydrated salts can be made anhydrous.
What are hydrous substances? Explain with examples.
Differentiate between ‘hydrated’ & ‘anhydrous’ crystals. Give the chemical formula of – the following hydrated crystals -
(a) Washing soda
(b) Gypsum
(c) Blue vitriol
(d) Epsom salt
(e) Glauber’s salt.
State which crystal from (a) to (e) is a pentahydrate.
Differentiate between an efflorescent, deliquescent & ‘ hygroscopic substance with suitable examples.
Differentiate the function of concentrated sulphuric acid as a drying agent & as a dehydrating agent. Is fused calcium chloride a dehydrating or a desiccating agent. Give reasons.
Complete the statement by filling the blank with the correct word from the option.
Hygroscopic substance absorb moisture from the atmosphere & _______their original state.
Match the substances in List I with the appropriate answer in List II.
| List I | List II |
| 1. Green vitriol | A: Permanent hardness in water |
| 2. Paint | B: Hygroscopic |
| 3. Magnesium chloride | C: Temporary hardness in water |
| 4. Magnesium bicarbonate | D: Heptahydrate |
| 5. Calcium oxide | E: Colloidal |
Select the correct word from the words in option to complete the sentence:
Efflorescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the hydrated crystals is ____ than the vapour pressure of the atmospheric humidity.
Match the following
| 1. | Blue vitriol | CaSO4.2H2O |
| 2. | Gypsum | CaO |
| 3. | Deliquescence | CuSO4.5H2O |
| 4. | Hygroscopic | NaOH |
