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Answer to: Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.

Uses of Baking Soda: It is used: as an antacid to neutralise excess acidity in the stomach. as an ingredient in certain food stuffs such as bread...

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Answer to: What is neutralisation reaction? Give two examples.

Neutralisation reaction is the reaction between an acid and a base dissolved in aqueous solution to form salt and water. Acid + Base ➝ Salt + Water ...

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Answer to: Why should Plaster of Paris be stored in a moisture-proof container?

In the presence of moisture, Plaster of Paris gets hydrated and changes to gypsum which is a hard mass. CaSO4.1/2H2O + H2O → CaSO4.2H2O It can no ...

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Answer to: A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. (a) Why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline? (b) Why does milk take a long time to set as curd?

(a) Fresh milk is slightly acidic due to the presence of lactic acid. The presence of bacteria decreases the pH of milk and makes it sour. To prevent ...

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Answer to: Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns into curd? Explain your answer.

When milk changes into curd, the pH decreases. Lactose (carbohydrate) present in milk gets converted into lactic acid. As more acid is formed, pH of t...

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Answer to: Five solutions A, B, C, D and E when tested with universal indicator show pH as 4, 1, 11, 7 and 9, respectively. Which solution is:

(a) Neutral: D with pH = 7 (b) Strongly alkaline: C with pH = 11 (c) Strongly acidic: B with pH = 1 (d) Weakly alkaline: E with pH = 9 (e) Wea...

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Answer to: Why does an acid not show any acidic behaviour in the absence of water?

The acidic behaviour of a substance is due to the presence of H+(aq) ions. As acids do not dissociate to produce H+(aq) ions in the absence of water s...

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Answer to: Why does distilled water not conduct electricity whereas rain water does?

Pure or distilled water has no ions as it is a very weak electrolyte. So, no conduction of electricity takes place but rain water contains dissolved a...

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Answer to: Compounds such as alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not characterised as acids. Describe an activity to prove it.

Compounds such as alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen but do not behave like an acid. Both are organic compounds with the formulae C2H5OH and C6...

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Answer to: Write the word equation and the balanced equations for the reactions when: (a) dilute sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules. (b) dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon.

(a) Word equation: Zinc + Sulphuric add ➝ Zinc sulphate + Hydrogen Balanced equation: Zn(s) + H2SO4(dil.) ➝ ZnSO4(aq) + H2(g) (b) Word equatio...

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