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In some toothpastes hydrogen peroxide is used. What is the role of `H_(2)O_(2)` in them?

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`H_(2)O_(2)` acts as an antiseptic.
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  2. 10 mL of a given solution of H(2)O(2) contains 0.91 g of H(2)O(2). Exp...

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  3. In some toothpastes hydrogen peroxide is used. What is the role of H(2...

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  4. What is Fenton's reagent?

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  5. What is perhydrol? Give its composition and use.

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  6. Explain why calcuim ion makes water hard, but sodium ion does not.

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  7. Name the alkali metals which do not combine directly with nitrogen.

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  8. What is the order of reactivity of alkali metals towards hydrogen?

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  9. Arrange the alkali metals in increasing order of their density.

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  10. Which among Na,K,Cs and Li forms most stable hydride?

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  11. Which among Li,Na,K and Cs has density greater than water?

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  12. Arrange K,Ca and Li in order of increasing electrode potential.

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  13. The ionisation enthalpy of Na is less than Ne. Why?

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  14. Arrange alkali metal fluorides and halides in the decreasing order of ...

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  15. Which among Na,Mg,Ba and Ca is the poor reducing agent?

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  16. Arrange alkali metal carbonate in increasing order of solubility.

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  17. Arrange CaCO(3),KHCO(3) and NaHCO(3) in increasing order of solubiliti...

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  18. Why Be generally form covalent compounds?

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  19. Barium compounds are poisonous, even then BaSO(4) is used in barium me...

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  20. Which of the two cations Mg^(2+) and Al^(3+) is smaller?

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