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A certain salt X, gives the following results : (i) Its aqueous solution is alkaline to litmus. (ii) It swells up to a glassy material Y on strong heating. (iii) When conc. is added to a hot solution of X, white crystal of acid Z separates out. Write equations for all the above reactions and identify X, Y and Z.
Solution:
The data suggests that the salt ‘X’ is Borax . (i) The aqueous solution of borax is basic in nature due to hydrolysis and turns red litmus blue. → (ii) Borax swells in size upon strong heating and loses molecules of water of crystallisation to form solid (Y). (iii) Upon reacting with conc. , borax forms boric acid (). When crystallised from the solution, it is in the form of white crystals (Z). →
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