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Question
(b) Name the acid or alkalis used to make (i) car batteries (ii) explosives (iii) soaps (iv) fertilisers.
Solution
The acids or alkalis used to make the following products are given against them.
(i) Car batteries – Sulphuric acid
(ii) Explosives – Nitric acid (in explosives such as TNT, or trinitrotoluene)
(iii) Soaps – Sodium hydroxide
(iv) Fertilisers – Nitric acid, sulphuric acids
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