CBSE 2025 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q26 · 2 marks
Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance them :(a)Nitric acid reacts with calcium hydroxide to form calcium nitrate and water.(b)Sodium chloride reacts with silver nitrate to form silver chloride and sodium nitrate.
Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance them :
(a)
Nitric acid reacts with calcium hydroxide to form calcium nitrate and water.
(b)
Sodium chloride reacts with silver nitrate to form silver chloride and sodium nitrate.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) \(\displaystyle 2 \mathrm{HNO}_{3}+\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Ca}\left(\mathrm{NO}_{3}\right)_{2}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(b) \(\displaystyle \mathrm{NaCl}+\mathrm{AgNO}_{3} \rightarrow \mathrm{AgCl}+\mathrm{NaNO}_{3}\)
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