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Why is sodium hydroxide called caustic soda? 

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  • Caustic soda is

    A
    Efflorescent
    B
    Hygroscopic
    C
    Deliquescent
    D
    Oxidant

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    A
    Efflorescent
    B
    Hygroscopic
    C
    Deliquescent
    D
    Oxidant

  • On heating sodium propanoate with sodium hydroxide and quicklime the gas evolved is

    A
    `C_(2)H_(2)`
    B
    `C_(2)H_(6)`
    C
    `CH_(4)`
    D
    `C_(2)H_(4)`

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