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"Chile saltpetre" is an ore of
ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsNEET
Options:
  • A Iodine
  • B Sodium
  • C Bromine
  • D Magnesium
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Sodium
Sodium nitrate is  NaNO3. It's salt is known as Chile saltpetre or Peru saltpetre(due to large deposits found in the Atacama desert in these countries).

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