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Water glass is a mixture of Sodium Silicate.
The gas responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy was Methyl Isocyanates.
Phenol is used as an antiseptic.
Bleaching powder is made from lime and chlorine.
Graphite in nuclear reactors is used as moderator for neutrons.
The element common to all acids is hydrogen.
Calcium silicate is the main constituent of glass.
The conversion of a substance directly from solid to vapor state is known as
sublimation e.g. Camphor Iodine etc.
Sodium benzoate is used for preservation purposes.
Oxygen is was discovered by Priestley
Heavy water, Graphite and Neutrons are used as Moderator in nuclear reactors.
A mixture of water and Sodium chloride can be separated distillation.
The particle that is used to trigger off the nuclear fission reaction is neutron.
Excessive chlorination leads to pollution of water by producing HCL.
Wax is rich in hydrocarbons.
The most common type of radioactive disintegration involves -particles.
Acetylene and oxygen find application in gas welding.
Anthracite is the purest form of mineral coal.
CO2 is used in fire extinguishers.
RDX and Nitroglycerine are explosives.
Hydrogen is used in billing balloons
Soap is prepared by boiling caustic soda with fats.
The first known super conductor is Mercury.
In a nuclear reactor uncontrolled fission reaction takes place.
In the process of electroplating of an object with nickel the nickel is made anode
while the object is made cathode.
Radioactivity is due to unstable and heavy nucleus.
Low combustion temperature and high calorific value are the feature of a good
fuel.
Atomic weight = Equivalent weight x valency.
When an element burns in air. It is converted into a compound.
The element present in the largest amount in rock and minerals is silicon.
An element common in nichrome and German Silver is Nickel.
Chloral when heated with cone H2S04 gives D.D.T.
The setting of Plaster of Paris is due to hydration.
Green vitriol is ferric sulphate (FeS047H2O). While blue vitriol is (CuS045H2O).
Corborundum is used as an abrasive for cutting and grinding glasses.
Maximum 'Gobar Gas' is produced during the rainy season.
The boiling point of a liquid increases with boiling point of a liquid increases with
increases of pressure.
Combustion of candle is an example of exothermic reaction.
Y-rays are used for sterilizing food stuffs controlling pests and cancer therapy.
To check the flow of blood ferric chloride is used.
Cryolite is a double - floride of Aluminium and Sodium.
The Chemical name of the Lunar Caustic is Silver Nitrate (AgNO3)
The total number of electrons in Ammonium Ion (NH4 +) is 10
A fusion reaction is initiated by high temperature.
Evaporation takes place at all temperatures from the surface and is
accompanied by cooling.
The gas used in refrigerators is Amonia.
Zinc phosphate and zinc phosphate are used as rat poisons.
Aluminium phosphate is used as pesticide.
Bronze is an alloy of Cu and Sn. While Brass is that of Cu and Zn.
Electro Static Precipitators (ESP) can help to reduce the menace of fly-ash.
L.P.G. consists mainly of propane and butane.
Geiger - Muller counter is a device for detecting radioactive materials.

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Chemically the bulk of biogas consists methane (CH4).
In a fission reaction, a heavy atomic nucleus splits up with the emission of
neutrons.
The domestic cooking gas consists mostly of liquefied butane and isobutene.
Natural gas predominately is methane.
Gelatin is used in the manufacture of ice-cream prevent crystal growth.
In Dead Sea, the boiling point of water will be maximum.
The metals, which can be drawn into wires is called ducts.
The mass of the proton is 1800 times that of an electron.
Soaps are produced by the Saponification of fats with alkali solution.
The lightest substance known is Hydrogen and the heaviest is Osmium.
Alcoholic beverages contain ethyl alcohol.
The corrosion of Iron can be prevented by galvanizing and coating it with
grease.
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) finds application in the preparation of bread,
biscuits and vegetable ghee.
Methyl alcohol causes blindness. When present in liquor.
Magnesium is commonly extracted from seawater commercially.
Nitrous Oxide (N20) is used as an anesthetic.
The most common element by weight in Earth's crust is oxygen.
When a solid metals, thermal energy is absorbed.
Chromatography is the Science to Separate.
Diamond is harder than graphite due to the difference in its crystalline structure.
Plutonium is not found in nature.
The substance whose aqueous solution will be better conductor of electricity
than water is the common salt.
Mercury 'is also known as Quick Silver.
Enriched Uranium means natural uranium which has been coated with -235.
At Kelvin zero the motion of the molecules ceases.
At its melting point ice is lighter than water because Ice crystals have follow
hexagonal arrangement of H20 molecule.
Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid.
A discharge of electricity through neon at low temperature produces an intense
orange-red glow.
When iron rusts its weights increases.
Nuclear fusion is also known as ThermoNuclear reaction because in demands
conditions of extremely high temperatures.
Brownian Movement is observed in vessel containing gas and dust particles.
H202 is stored in coloured bottles in order to prevent self-oxidation and
reduction.
In a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) the cathode rays emanate from cathode and
travel forwards.
All bicarbonates are soluble in water.
Sulphuric acid is used as a dehydrating agent.
Nichrome wire is used as a heating element in many appliances because it can
be drawn into wires easily and it resists oxidation in air when red hot.
Glycerin, in fact is an alcohol.
In a common fluorescent tube mercury and organ are used
The resinous substance, shellac is obtained from the distillation of wood.
The element showing maximum tendency towards catenation is carbon.
Among the fertilizers, urea has the maximum nitrogen content.
Wood heated in an enclosed container will produce char coal.
If the pH-values of an acid is lower it means it is stronger.
The Chemical commonly used for preserving biological specimens is
formaldehyde.
The process of loss of electrons in a chemical reaction is called oxidation.
A thermostat is a device used to maintain a constant temperature of a water
bath or an oven.
Sulphuric acid is often called the king of chemicals.
Filter beds used to remove suspended impurities from municipal water consists
of fine S and char coal and gravel.
The evaporation of a liquid is accompanied by decrease in entropy.
Isotopes are generally separated by distillation.
When some salt is sprinkled on slab of ice, it does not melt readily.
Catalyst in a chemical reaction generally helps to accelerate a reaction.
D.D.T and Gammexane are insecticides.
Cadmium rod is used in a reactor to absorb neutrons.
German Silver is an alloy of Zn, Cu and Ni
Alcohol mixed with water can be separated by the process of distillation.
In a dry cell zinc and carbon act as electrodes.
The process of apply in zinc is called galvanization.
The oil in water is an example of suspension.
Sun's energy is due to Nuclear Fusion in which Hydrogen is converted into
Helium.
The force of attraction - between like molecules is called cohesion
Permanent hardness of water is due to the sulphates of Ca and Mg.
Air is neither an element nor a compound but a mixture.
A large amount of energy is released during nuclear fission because of a loss of

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Mass.
Plaster of Paris (CaS04H2O) is basically gypsum ( CaS04 1/2 H20 ).
Aqua regia is cone nitric acid and cone hydrochloric acid.
Among the constituents of air, the largest in proportion is Nitrogen.
Malathion is an insecticide.
Lead is added to Petrol as an octane booster.
The cosmic rays entering our atmosphere are almost entirely positively charged
particles.
Heating element in an electric heater is made of nichrome.
A variety of glass used for optical purpose contains lead silicate.
Vinyl plastics are used as adhesive.
Heavy water (D20) is used in a reactor to slow down neutrons.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are chemical compounds that find application in
refrigeration and air conditioning.
Rubber is a polymer of isoprene while Nylon is a polyamide.
Two metals combine to form an alloy.
The Freezing point of water decreases, when some soluble is dissolved in it.
Boiling point of water increases with increase in pressure.
The moderator in a nuclear reactor slows down the neutron to increase the
probability of fission.
Sodium is stored in Kerosene in order to avoid its evaporation.
A tomb bomb is an example of nuclear fission reaction. While Hydrogen bomb is
that of nuclear fusion reaction.
Wrought Iron is purest type of Iron that contains least amount of carbon.
In the Halogen family Iodine exists as solid and Bromine as liquid.
The explosion of an atom bomb is caused by the un controlled fission reaction of
U-23S.
Salt solution in water is a good conductor of electricity.
The best conductor of electricity is distilled water.
-rays are electromagnetic radiations.
Otto Hahn invented nuclear fission as well as atom bomb.
In a fast breeder reactor. U-238 gets converted into plutonium-239.
In a refrigerator cooling is produced by the evaporation of a volatile liquid.
The charge carried by a proton is equal but opposite to that of an electron.
Fire caused by petrol can be extinguished by foam. While due to electricity by
carbon, tetrachloride (CCI4)
Ethyl Alcohol (C2H5OH) is manufactured industrially by fermentation of cane
sugar.
Calcination is a process in which the ore is heated in absence of air.
Change of liquid to gaseous sate is called vaporization.
Diamond is the hardest natural occurring substance because of covalent bonds
between its atoms.
Lead provides a good protective shield against radioactivity.
Detergents are made of sulphates.
CO2 alone contributes to global warming
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