Describe two important uses of each of the following:
(a) casutic soda, (b) sodium carbonate and ( c) quicklime.

Explanation

a. Caustic soda:
i. It is used in the manufacture of soap, paper, artificial silk etc.and in petroleum refining and purification of bauxite.
ii. It is used in the textile industries for mercerising cotton fabrics.b. Sodium carbonate:
i. It is used in water softening laundaring and cleaning.
Ii. It is used in the manufacture of glass, soap, borax etc. and in paper, paints and textile industries.
c. Quicklime:
i. It is used in the manufacture of sodium carbonate from caustic soda.
ii. It is employed in the purification of sugar and in the manufacture of dyestuffs.