Chemistry miscellaneous


  1. Bleaching powder is prepared by passing :









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    Calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder) is manufactured by the calcium process: 2Cl2 + 2Ca(OH)2 (slaked lime) ® Ca (OCl)2 + CaCl2 + 2H20. Bleaching powder is actually a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and the basic chloride with some slaked lime.

    Correct Option: A

    Calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder) is manufactured by the calcium process: 2Cl2 + 2Ca(OH)2 (slaked lime) ® Ca (OCl)2 + CaCl2 + 2H20. Bleaching powder is actually a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and the basic chloride with some slaked lime.


  1. Which one of the following contributes largely to the ‘green house effect’ ?









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    The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. When these gases are ranked by their direct contribution to the greenhouse effect in percentage terms, the most important are: Water vapour: 36-72 per cent; Carbon dioxide: 9-26 per cent; Methane: 4-9 per cent; and Ozone: 3-7 per cent.

    Correct Option: D

    The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. When these gases are ranked by their direct contribution to the greenhouse effect in percentage terms, the most important are: Water vapour: 36-72 per cent; Carbon dioxide: 9-26 per cent; Methane: 4-9 per cent; and Ozone: 3-7 per cent.



  1. The Bhopal tragedy was caused by the gas









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    The Bhopal disaster occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

    Correct Option: C

    The Bhopal disaster occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.


  1. When a spoon is to be electroplated with nickel the spoon is









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    Electroplating is the deposition by electrolysis of a coating of metal upon a conducting surface. The simplest system makes the object to be plated the negative electrode (cathode) or plate in a galvanic couple. Thus a spoon or other object may be connected by a wire to a plate of nickel. The process that occurs on the spoon is called reduction and, therefore, the spoon is also referred to as a cathode.

    Correct Option: C

    Electroplating is the deposition by electrolysis of a coating of metal upon a conducting surface. The simplest system makes the object to be plated the negative electrode (cathode) or plate in a galvanic couple. Thus a spoon or other object may be connected by a wire to a plate of nickel. The process that occurs on the spoon is called reduction and, therefore, the spoon is also referred to as a cathode.



  1. Bakelite is a copolymer of Phenol and









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    Bakelite is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.

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    Bakelite is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.