Give reasons for the following: (a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions,
Give reasons for the following:
(a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation
NaHSO4 ⇆ H+ + Na+ + SO42-
(b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.
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(a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but undergoes partial replacement of the ionisable hydrogen atom and behaves as an acidic salt to give H+ ions.
(b) As calcium chloride absorbs moisture and keeps the compound dry, so it is used in desiccators as a drying agent.
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