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Which of the following equation represents action of alkali on hydroxide?

  1. $ZnO+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2ZnO _2+H _2O$

  2. $Zn\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2ZnO _2+2H _2O$

  3. $PbO+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+2H _2O$

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Zn\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2ZnO _2+2H _2O$ represents action of alkali on hydroxide.

Complete the following equation
$PbO+NaOH\rightarrow$

  1. $PbO+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$

  2. $PbO+NaOH\rightarrow2Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$

  3. $PbO+2NaOH\rightarrow2Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$

  4. $PbO+NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$PbO+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$ 

Which of the following equation represents action of alkali on aluminium hydroxide?

  1. $Al\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _3+NaOH\rightarrow NaAlO _2+2H _2O$

  2. $Al\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _3+2KOH\rightarrow2KAlO _2+H _2O$

  3. $Al\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _3+KOH\rightarrow KAlO _2+2H _2O$

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: D

Chromium hydroxide on reaction with excess $\displaystyle NaOH$ gives a soluble compound. Guess the colour of the compound :

  1. Dark green

  2. Dark blue

  3. Purple

  4. Pink


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chromium hydroxide provide dark green solution with excess of NaOH.

Complete the following equation
$Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+NaOH\rightarrow$

  1. $Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+2H _2O$

  2. $Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+NaOH\rightarrow2Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$

  3. $Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+H _2O$

  4. $Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+2H _2O$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$Pb\begin{pmatrix}OH\end{pmatrix} _2+2NaOH\rightarrow Na _2PbO _2+2H _2O$

Chromium hydroxide on reaction with excess $\displaystyle NaOH$ gives a soluble compound. Guess the molecular formula.

  1. $\displaystyle \left[ { Cr\left( OH \right) } _{ 3 } \right] $

  2. $\displaystyle { \left[ { Cr\left( OH \right) } _{ 4 } \right] }^{ - }$

  3. $\displaystyle { \left[ { Cr\left( OH \right) } _{ 5 } \right] }^{ 2- }$

  4. $\displaystyle { \left[ { Cr\left( OH \right) } _{ 6 } \right] }^{ 3- }$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An excess of sodium hydroxide solution is added to a solution of the hexaaquachromium(III) ions to produce a solution of green hexahydroxochromate(III) ions.

$[Cr(H _2O) _6]^{3+} \xrightarrow{NaOH} [Cr(H _2O) _3(OH) _3] \xrightarrow{excess NaOH} [Cr(OH) _6]^{-3}$

The precipitate formed when NaOH reacts with zinc is :

  1. $Zn[OH] _{2}$

  2. ZnO

  3. $ZnH _{2}$

  4. $Na _{2}ZnO _{2}$


Correct Option: D