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Answer to: What is the common name of the compound CaOCl2?

The common name of the compound CaOCl2 is bleaching powder.

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Answer to: What will happen if the solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated? Write the chemical equation involved.

Carbon dioxide gas will evolve and sodium carbonate will be formed. 2NaHCO3 ➝ Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O

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Answer to: Name the sodium compound used for softening hard water.

Washing soda or sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na2CO3.10H2O)

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Answer to: Name the substance which upon treating with chlorine gives bleaching powder. Write the chemical equation for the reaction.

Slaked lime is the substance which reacts with chlorine to give bleaching powder. Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 → CaOCl2 + H2O Slaked lime Bleaching powde...

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Answer to: Under what soil conditions, do you think a farmer would spread or treat the soil of his field with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate)?

A soil usually becomes acidic when there is either a high peat content or, iron minerals or there are some rotten vegetables in the soil. In order to ...

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Answer to: Do basic solutions also have H^+(aq)? If yes, then why are these basic?

Yes, basic solutions also have H+. As the solutions are prepared in water and water being a weak electrolyte, it dissociates into H+ and OH– but the n...

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Answer to: What effect does concentration of H^+(aq) have on acidic nature of a solution?

The acidic nature of a solution is directly related to the concentration of H+. As the concentration of H+ increases, the acidic nature of the solutio...

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Answer to: The organelle that has in the membrane biogenesis?

Correct answer: (c) endoplasmic reticulum Explanation: The endoplasmic reticulum helps in the manufacture of proteins and fat molecules or lipids ...

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Answer to: Who discovered cell (a) robber hooke (b) Robert Brown (c) M Jschleiden (d) schwann

Correct answer: (a) Robert Hook Explanation: The first person to see a cell was Robert Hook. He used a very primitive microscope and observed empt...

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Answer to: Which of the following elements is not a metalloid? (a) boron (b) silicon (c) germanium (d) tungsten

Correct answer: (d) tungsten Explanation: The most commonly recognised metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium.

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Answer to: Which of the following cannot be considered a form of matter (a) atom (b) water (c) humidity (d) Stone

Correct answer: (c) humidity Explanation: Humidity cannot be considered as matter as it does not have mass and volume.

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Answer to: What is the name of the metal which exist in liquid state and room temperature (a) Sodium (b) potassium (c) Mercury (d) Bromine

Correct answer: (c) Mercury Explanation: At room temperature, mercury (Hg) exists in liquid state. Non metal bromine is also in liquid state at ro...

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Answer to: Which of the following has strongest intermolecular forces of attraction (a) water (b) iron (c) sponge (d) air

Correct answer: (a) water Explanation: The strongest intermolecular force of attraction is intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The volatility of wate...

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Answer to: Which of the following phenomena always results in the cooling effect? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) sublimation (d) none of these

Correct answer: (a) condensation Explanation: Because, in condensation the liquid or the solution is cooled .means it is the process of cooling do...

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Answer to: You have two solutions A and B. The pH of solution A is 6 and that of solution B is 8. Which solution has more hydrogen ion concentration? Which of these is acidic and which one is basic?

The pH of a solution is inversely proportional to the concentration of H+ in solution. Lesser the pH of the solution, more will be the H+ concentratio...

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Answer to: How is concentration of hydroxyl (OH^–) ions affected when excess of base is dissolved in solution of sodium hydroxide?

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a strong base. It immediately dissociates in solution to give OH– and cations. Upon dissolving more of the base in the solu...

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Answer to: How is concentration of hydronium ions (H3O^+) affected when solution of an acid is diluted?

An acid dissociates into hydronium ions (H3O+) and anions when dissolved in water. Upon dilution, the volume of the solution increases and the number ...

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Answer to: While diluting an acid, why is it recommended to add acid to water and not water to the acid?

Mineral acids such as, H2SO4, HNO3, HCl, etc. have strong affinity for water, so dilution of acid is highly exothermic in nature. This heat may cause ...

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Answer to: Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of dry litmus paper?

A dry HCl gas has no H+ so it does not show any acidic character therefore, no change in colour takes place until we moisten the litmus paper.

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