Common Salts in Daily Life


 
 
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Common Salts in Daily Life

Some Important Salts:

 

Sr. No

Name of the salt/chemical formula

Uses

1

Calcium Carbonate( Marble, Limestone, Chalk ) / CaCO_3

Flooring in the form of marble, to make lime (CaO), cement, and for extraction of iron.

2

Sodium Carbonate(washing soda)/Na_2CO_3.10H_2O

In cleaning ,detergents, water softening, and manufacture of glass

3

Sodium Bicarbonate(baking soda) / NaHCO_3

In bakery and medicines

4

Silver Nitrate/AgNO_3

In photography for developing films

5

Ammonium Nitrate /NH_4NO_3

Fertilizers and explosives

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Question : 1

The chemical formula of Plaster of Paris is ________________

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Sodium Bicarbonate or baking soda is also used in bakery and medicines.

(b) Sodium Chloride is used as seasoning for food, in manufacture of chlorine and sodium carbonate.

(c) Calcium Carbonate is also known as Marble, Limestone, Chalk.

 

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Which of the following is a chemical formula of gypsum?

Right Option : A
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