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(A) Slaked lime (I)
(B) Dead burnt plaster (II)
(C) Caustic soda (III)
(D) Washing soda (IV)
Choose the correct answer form the options given below:
(A) Slaked lime: Calcium oxide is a white amorphous solid. It has a melting point of 2870 K. On exposure to the atmosphere, it absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide.
The addition of a limited amount of water breaks the lump of lime. This process is called slaking of lime.
(B) Dead burnt plaster: Calcium sulphate is a hemihydrate of calcium sulphate. It is obtained when gypsum, is heated at 393K.
Above 393 K, no water of crystallisation is left and anhydrous calcium sulphate, is formed. This is known as ‘dead burnt plaster’.
(C) Caustic soda: Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) is generally prepared commercially by the electrolysis of sodium chloride in Castner-Kellner cell. A brine solution is electrolysed using a mercury cathode and a carbon anode. Sodium metal discharged at the cathode combines with mercury to form sodium amalgam.
(D) Washing soda: Sodium carbonate is a white crystalline solid which exists as a decahydrate, . This is also called washing soda. It is readily soluble in water.
So, the correct matching is (A)-II, (B)-IV, (C)-I, (D)-III.
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