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Multiple choice chemistry substances in common use chemical from common salt compounds of carbon some useful compounds in everyday life

When treated with $conc. HCl, MnO _{2}$ yields a gas $(X)$ which further reacts with $Ca(OH) _{2}$ to generate a white solid $(Y)$. The solid $Y$ reacts with $dil. HCl$ to produce the same gas $X$. The solid $Y$ is :

  1. $CaO$
  2. $CaCl _{2}$
  3. $Ca(OCl)Cl$
  4. $CaCO _{3}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
X : Carbon dioxide              $CaCO _3+HCl  \rightarrow CaCl _2+ H _2O+CO _2$     
Y : Calcium Carbonate      $Ca(OH) _2 + CO _2 \rightarrow CaCO _3 + H _2O$
Z : $Ca(HCO _3) _2$                    $CaCO _3+H _2O+CO _2\rightarrow Ca(HCO _3) _2$
Multiple choice chemistry substances in common use chemical from common salt compounds of carbon some useful compounds in everyday life

Bleaching powder has several uses, some of which are mentioned here. Pick the false one.

  1. For decolourising sugar

  2. For bleaching paper pulp

  3. For sterilizing water

  4. For making chloroform

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bleaching powder is used for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the textile industry. It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries. It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.It is also used for bleaching paper pulp,sterilizing water,making chloroform.

It is not used to decolourize sugar and hence option A is false one.

Multiple choice chemistry substances in common use chemical from common salt compounds of carbon some useful compounds in everyday life

State whether the given statement is true or false:

Bleaching powder contains about 50 % available chlorine.

  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Calcium hypochlorite is a relatively stable compound and has a greater available chlorine than sodium hypochlorite. It strongly smells of chlorine owing to its slow decomposition in moist air.The percentage of chlorine in bleaching powder is between range 10 % to 40%.

Hence,it is false.