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.