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Aluminium salt commonly used to stop ble...

Aluminium salt commonly used to stop bleeding is

A

Aluminium sulphate

B

Potash alum

C

Aluminium chloride

D

Aluminium fluoride

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The correct Answer is:
B

Potash alum (phitkari) is used as stypic to stop bleeding. `Al^(+3)` ions from alum neutralises the negatively charged colloidal particles of blood and then they coagulate to form a clot.
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