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Common Chemical Compounds and Reactions

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Common chemical compounds and reactions questions test your knowledge of everyday chemicals, their formulas, and their interactions. Topics include properties of acids and bases, hard water chemistry, and compounds like baking soda and plaster of paris. This section is essential for general science preparation.

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Common Chemical Compounds and Reactions Questions

Multiple choice chemistry the s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) uses of alkali and alkaline earth metals uses of s block elements group 1 elements: alkali metals

Metallic sodium is used as a drying agent for :

  1. chloroform

  2. cyclohexane

  3. diispropyl ether

  4. diethylamine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C Correct answer
Explanation

A. Chloroform - calcium chloride,phosphorous pentoxide are used as drying agent.
B. Cyclohexane - sodium,lithium aluminium hydride.
C. Diisopropyl ether - calcium chloride,sodium
D. Diethlyamine - simple distillation.

Multiple choice chemistry acids, bases and salts common salt some useful compounds in everyday life salts and their properties

The salt we use in our food is:

  1. $NaCl$
  2. $CaCl _2$
  3. $KCl$
  4. $MgCl _2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sodium chloride$(NaCl)$, also known as common salt is used in food. It is obtained by evaporation of sea water.

However other salts like $MgCl _2,CaCl _2,KCl$ are used in replacement therapy and given when their amount in the body goes down.
Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Multiple choice chemistry the s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) biological importance of sodium and potassium biological importance of elements biological importance of s block elements

When dealing with a spillage of metallic sodium it is important that no toxic or flammable products are formed.
Which material should be used if there is a spillage of metallic sodium?

  1. Dilute hydrochloric acid

  2. Ethanol

  3. Sand

  4. Water spray
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sand can be used if there is a spillage of metallic sodium as sand will have no reaction with sodium metal and it serves as a coating to protect sodium from any reaction.

Multiple choice urea organic compounds with functional group containing nitrogen

Monte catini process is used for the manufacture of:

  1. nitric acid

  2. calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)

  3. phosphoric acid

  4. urea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Fauser-Montecatini process was offered by montecatini, italy. Two methods of liquid recycle was offered an aqueous recycle scheme and liquid ammonia-recycling scheme. The advantage of recycling with ammonium carbamate in liquid is that raising the conversion of ammonium carbamate to urea does not return water to the synthesis autoclave there. In the aqueous recycle process the pressure employed was 180-200$Kg/{ cm }^{ 2 }g$ and the temperature was between 180-190, the effluent from the urea synthesis is led down to a medium pressure of about 21 $Kg/{ cm }^{ 2 }g$ in first stage and close to atmospheric in the second stage of decomposer. The off gases from the first decomposer consisted mainly of ammonia with some carbon dioxide, and this was absorbed in water and recycled back to the autoclave in an aqueous solution. The ammonia and carbon dioxide from the second decomposer were absorbed in water and this dilute solution used to absorb the gases entering the first absorber.

Multiple choice urea organic compounds with functional group containing nitrogen

Dehydration of ammonium carbamate produces:

  1. biuret

  2. ammonia water

  3. urea

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The ability of ammonium carbamate to make urea was first discovered in 1870 by Bassarov when he heated ammonium carbamate in sealed glass tubes at temperatures ranging from 130 to 140 $℃$. This yields urea and water in an equimolar ratio. A typical industrial plant that makes urea can produce up to 1500 tons a day. Ammonia and carbon dioxide is excessively fed to a synthesis reactor in this process. Ammonium carbamate is produced as an intermediate in this reactor and can then be dehydrated to urea according to the following equation.

${ H } _{ 2 }N-COON{ H } _{ 4 }→N{ H } _{ 2 }CON{ H } _{ 2 }+{ H } _{ 2 }O$

Multiple choice biology micro - organism useful actions of algae introduction to algae algae

Druse is

  1. Calcium-oxalate crystals

  2. Bicarbonate crystals
  3. $CaCO _3$ crystals

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Druse is a rock cavity lined with a crust of projecting crystals.
  • They include crystals of calcium oxalate.
  • They provide defence against herbivory due to their toxicity. 
  • Algae, angiosperms and gymnosperms contain Calcium oxalate crystals.
  •  Hence, Druse is Calcium-oxalate crystals.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Calcium-oxalate crystals'.
Multiple choice geography rocks and rock cycle rock cycle and uses of rocks rocks - introduction and importance lithosphere and asthenosphere

Plaster of Paris is prepared by 

  1. Rocky salts

  2. Salts

  3. Sugar

  4. Gypsum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Plaster of paris originally was made from the extensive gypsum deposits of Montmartre in Paris.

Plaster of paris, consists of a fine white powder (calcium sulfate hemihydrate), which hardens when moistened and allowed to dry. Known since ancient times, plaster of paris is so called because of its preparation from the abundant gypsum found near Paris.

Multiple choice chemistry combustion extinguishing fire ways to control fire combustion, fuels and flame

Which of the following is a constituent of foam type fire extinguisher?

  1. Dilute sulphuric acid

  2. Sodium carbonate

  3. Dilute hydrochloric acid

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The foam type of fire extinguisher is also called as soda acid fire extinguisher. It consists of dilute sulphuric acid and sodium bicarbonate (soda). When it is released under high pressure in the form of foam, it covers the surface of fire and controls it by cutting off oxygen.

Multiple choice chemistry substances in common use common salt some useful compounds in everyday life salts and their properties study of some important salts salts used in daily life

Bleaching powder is made up of : 

  1. lime and chlorine

  2. soda ash and chlorine

  3. chlorine and charcoal

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Calcium hydroxide on reaction with chlorine produces bleaching powder. 


$Ca(OH) _2+Cl _2\to Ca(OCl)Cl+H _2O$                     

Multiple choice chemistry atoms, molecules and radicals molecular formula and valency valency and chemical formulae combining capacity and chemical formulae

The trivial name of $Na _{2}CO _{3}$ is:

  1. soda ash

  2. soda carb

  3. soda

  4. baking soda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Trivial name of $Na _2CO _3\longrightarrow$ Soda Ash

Chemical name of $Na _2CO _3\longrightarrow$ Sodium Carbonate
A chemical formula is of great importance
$\longrightarrow$ Name of compounds are represented by the chemical formula.
Example: Sodium bicarbonate$\longrightarrow NaHCO _3$
Sulphuric acid $\longrightarrow H _2SO _4$
$\longrightarrow$ It is known by chemical formula how many atoms of a particular element are present in the compound.
Example: Phosphoric acid
$H _3PO _4$ shows that there are $3$ atoms of hydrogen, $1$ atom of Phosphorus and $4$ atoms of oxygen.
$\longrightarrow$ It represents what elements are present in the compound by its symbol.
Example:- $NaCl\longrightarrow$ Sodium chloride has sodium and chlorine in it.