Question

Give definitions of following:

1. Family of salts

2. Common salt or Table Salt

3. Bleaching Powder

4. Baking Soda

5. Washing Soda

6. Hydrated Salt

Answer 1

1. Family of Salts: Salts having the same positive or negative radicals belong to a family called a family of salts.

2. Common Salt or Table Salt: Sodium Chloride Salt (NaCl).

3. Bleaching Powder: The action of chlorine on dry slaked lime.

4. Baking Soda: Sodium bicarbonate salt is used in the kitchen for making tasty and crispy pakoras.

5. Washing Soda: Sodium carbonate salt is used in washing clothes, etc.

6. Hydrated Salt: Salt which contains water.