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Which of the following salt is used for making decorative stones, lime and cement?
a) calcium carbonate

b) potassium carbonate
c) sodium carbonate    

d) ammonium nitrate

a

Which of the following salt is used as fertilizer and in making gun powder?
a) calcium carbonate   

b) potassium nitrate
c) sodium chloride              

d) ammonium nitrate

b

Which of the following salt is called washing soda?
a) sodium carbonate

b) sodium nitrate
c)sodium chloride               

d) ammonium nitrate

a

Explanation:Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃, is the inorganic compound with the formula Na₂CO₃ and its various hydrates. All forms are white, odourless, water-soluble salts that yield moderately alkaline solutions in water. Historically, it was extracted from the ashes of plants growing in sodium-rich soils.



Which of the following salt is used in cleaning, water softening and making glass?
a)sodium carbonate          

b) sodium nitrate
c)ammonium nitrate          

d)sodium chloride               

a

Which of the following salt/s is/are used fertilizer?
a) ammonium nitrate 

b) ammonium phosphate
c) sodium chloride               
d) both a and b

d

Neutralization Reaction:

A neutralization reaction can be defined as a chemical reaction in which an acid and base quantitatively react together to form a salt and water as products. In a neutralization reaction, there is a combination of H+ ions and OH ions which form water.