Salt Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is the main chemical component of table salt?

H2S

NaCl

NH4OH

2. What is the chemical name for baking soda?

Potassium Carbonate

Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

3. What is KAl (SO4)2?

Simple Salt

Double Salt

Triple Salt

4. Ammonium Chloride on dissolving with water gives what type of solution?

Neutral

Acidic

Basic

5. HgS04 is an example of which type of salt?

Neutral Salt

Acidic Salt

Alkaline Salt

6. Which salt is employed for extracting out the permanent hardness of water?

Sodium Chloride

Sodium Carbonate

Calcium Hypochlorite

7. How much salt does human body need daily?

80 mg to 100 mg a day

50 mg to 90 mg a day

180 mg to 500 mg a day

8. Where is salt mostly mined from?

Oceans

Ponds

Mountains

9. What is hydrogen replaced with to form a salt in any acid?

An another acid

A metal

A water

10. Which salt can give an aqueous solution having pH of almost 7?

Potassium Chloride