Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Write the chemical name and formula of common salt.
Solution
The chemical name of common salt is sodium chloride. Its formula is NaCl.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write a balanced equation for the preparation of the following salts:
Copper sulphate from Copper Carbonate.
What are the two main ways in which common salt (sodium chloride) occurs in nature?
Name the salt which is used as preservative in pickles, and in curing meat and fish.
What happens when copper sulphate crystals are heated strongly? Explain with the help of an equation.
What will be the colour of litmus in an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride salt?
Write the name and formula of one salt each which contains:
five molecules of water of crystallisation
You are asked to prepare hard water in your laboratory. Select a group from the following groups of salts, any salt of which you may dissolve in distilled water to obtain hard water.
(A) NaCl; Na2SO4; KCl
(B) NaCl; CaCl2; KCl
(C) CaCl2; CaSO4; MgSO4
(D) Na2SO4; CaSO4; MgSO4
Write any five uses of salts.
One of the constituents of baking powder is sodium hydrogencarbonate. The other constituent is :
You are provided with the list of chemicals mentioned below in the box:
| Sodium hydroxide solution, copper carbonate, zinc, hydrochloric acid, copper, dilute sulphuric acid, chlorine, iron |
Using suitable chemicals from the list given, write a balanced chemical equation for the preparation of the salt mentioned below:
Sodium zincate
