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Mention the uses of lithium and its compounds.

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Lithium metal is used to make useful alloys. For e.g, with lead, lithium is used to make white metal bearings for motor engines, with aluminium to make aircraft parts and with magnesium to make armour plates. It is also used in thermonuclear reactions
(ii) Lithium is used to make electrochemical cells
(iii) Lithium carbonate is used in medicines.
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  5. What are the uses of potassium and its compounds?

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  8. How would you prepare pure sodium chloride from crude salt?

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  9. Mention the uses of sodium chloride.

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  10. List the uses of sodium hydroxide.

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  11. Give reason why sodium bicarbonate is used in bakeries.

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  12. Write about the uses of sodium bicarbonate.

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  17. How alkali metals react with oxygen? Explain with equation.

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  18. How alkali metals react with liquid ammonia?

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  20. Explain how alkali metal oxide reacts with water?

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