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

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Important Questions on Acids, Bases and Salts

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Which of the following salts does not contain water of crystallisation?
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Sodium carbonate is a basic salt because it is a salt of: 
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Calcium phosphate is present in tooth enamel. Its nature is:
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A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowish-orange. Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish-blue? 
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One of the constituents of baking powder is sodium hydrogen carbonate, the other constituent is: 
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To protect tooth decay we are advised to brush our teeth regularly. The nature of the tooth paste commonly used is: 
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Which of the following statements is correct about an aqueous solution of an acid and of a base? 

(i) Higher the pH, stronger the add (ii) Higher the pH, weaker the acid

(iii) Lower the pH, stronger the base (iv) Lower the pH, weaker the base

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Which of the following phenomena occur, when a small amount of acid is added to water? 

(i) Ionisation (ii) Neutralisation

 (iii) Dilution (iv) Salt formation