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

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(i) Uses of caustic soda
(a) it is used in soap industry
(b) It is used as a reagent in laboratory
(ii) Uses of sodium cabonate
(a) it is ganerally used in glass and soap industry
(b) it is used as a water softener
(iii) uses of quick lime
(a) it is used as a starting material for obtaining slaked lime
(b) it is used in the manufacture of glass and cement
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