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The product formed at the the cathode during the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution with carbon electrodes is?

  • A. sodium
  • B. chlorine
  • C. hydrogen
  • D. sodium hydroxide
  • E. oxygen
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Which of the following types of reactions takes place between C2H6 and the halogens?

  • A. Substitution
  • B. Polymerization
  • C. Addition
  • D. Saponification
  • E. Oxidation
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Cotton is almost pure?

  • A. starch
  • B. protein
  • C. animal fibre
  • D. celluose
  • E. mineral fibre
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Water is poured over a white solid and a colourless neutral gas is evolved which burns with a sooty flame. The white solid is?

  • A. calcium
  • B. calcium oxide
  • C. calcium carbide
  • D. sodium peroxide
  • E. sodium sulphate
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An amphoteric oxide is an?

  • A. amorphous oxide of a metal
  • B. amorphous oxide of a non-mental
  • C. oxide that is insoluble in water
  • D. oxide that behaves both as a base as well as an acid
  • E. oxide that loses its oxygen on sublimation
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Which of the following statements is correct during the electrolysis of a caustic soda solution using platinum electrodes?

  • A. Oxygen gas is given off at the cathode
  • B. Hydrogen gas is given of at the anode
  • C. Sodium metals is deposited at the anode
  • D. Sodium metal is deposited at the cathode
  • E. AAlkalinity at the cathode increases
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An acid is said to be weak if?

  • A. its ions are so completely dissociated that they easily drift apart
  • B. the acid is not corrosive
  • C. the acid has low specific gravity
  • D. its ions move very slowly when in solution
  • E. its ions are incompletely dissociated
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