Important Salts or Compounds

Definition

Bleaching Powder

Calcium (or Sodium) Oxy Chloride ()

Reaction

Uses

• For bleaching clothes
• As an oxidising agent
• Disinfecting water
• Manufacture of Chloroform

Baking Soda

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate ()

Reaction

Uses

• Antacid
• Making of Baking Powder
• It is also used in soda-acid fire extinguishers.
• Used in kitchen for faster cooking

Washing Soda

Sodium Carbonate Decahydrate

Reaction

Uses

• Manufacture of borax
• Cleaning agent
• Used Glass, soap, and paper industries
• Softening of hard water

Plaster of Paris

Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate ()

Reaction

Uses

• Plastering of fractured bones
• Making of decorative materials, toys

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What is bleaching powder and its reaction and uses? ? Calcium (or Sodium) Oxy Chloride ()

Reaction

Uses

• For bleaching clothes
• As an oxidising agent
• Disinfecting water
• Manufacture of Chloroform

What is baking soda and its reaction and uses? ? Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate ()

Reaction

Uses

• Antacid
• Making of Baking Powder
• It is also used in soda-acid fire extinguishers.
• Used in kitchen for faster cooking

What is washing soda and its reaction and uses? ? Sodium Carbonate Decahydrate

Reaction

Uses

• Manufacture of borax
• Cleaning agent
• Used Glass, soap, and paper industries
• Softening of hard water

What is Plaster of Paris and its reaction and uses? ? Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate ()

Reaction

Uses

• Plastering of fractured bones
• Making of decorative materials, toys

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