Purification And Characterisation Of Organic Compounds Question 55

Question: Chile saltpetre is

[MP PET 2004]

Options:

A) $ NaNO_3 $

B) $ KNO_3 $

C) $ Na_2SO_4 $

D) $ Na_2S_2O_3 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Chile salt petre is $ NaNO_3 $ While $ KNO_3 $ is Indian salt petre.

$ Na_2SO_4 $ is Glouber salt and $ Na_2S_2O_3 $ is known as Hypo.