Salts and Solutions - Class XI

General chemistry of salts, solutions, hydrolysis, and salt properties

7 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The phenomenon of crumbling to powder of sodium carbonate crystals on exposure to air is known as :

  1. deliquescence
  2. isomorphism
  3. efflorescence
  4. none of the above
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Many salts absorb water from the atmosphere. This property is called :

  1. hydration
  2. dehydration
  3. deliquescence
  4. efflorescence
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The loss of water of crystallization to the atmosphere by a compound is termed:

  1. deliquescence
  2. dehydration
  3. efflorescence
  4. hydrolysis
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following are efflorescent substances?

  1. $Cu{SO} _{4}.5{H} _{2}O$
  2. ${Na} _{2}{CO} _{3}.10{H} _{2}O$
  3. ${K} _{2}{SO} _{4}.{Al} _{2}{({SO} _{4})} _{3}.24{H} _{2}O$
  4. ${({NH} _{4})} _{2}{SO} _{4}$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$Na _2CO _3.10H _2O \longrightarrow Na _2CO _3.H _2O$

The given reaction is an example of:

  1. efflorescent substance
  2. deliquescent substance
  3. hygroscopic substance
  4. none of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following substances can be used for drying gases?

  1. Calcium carbonate
  2. Sodium carbonate
  3. Sodium bicarbonate
  4. Calcium oxide
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas on a humid day, the gas is usually passed through two guard tube containing calcium chloride. The role of calcium chloride in the guard tube is:

  1. it absorbs the evolved gas
  2. it moisten the gas
  3. it absorbs moisture from the gas
  4. it absorbs $Cl^-$ ions form the gas evolved