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NCERT Class XI Chemistry The s-Block Elements Solutions
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What happens when (i) magnesium is burnt in air (ii) quick lime is heated with silica (iii) chlorine reacts with slaked lime (iv) calcium nitrate is heated ?
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(i) Mg burns with dazzling brilliance evolving a lot of heat. 2Mg + → 2MgO and 3Mg + → (ii) When quicklime (CaO) is heated with silica, it forms calcium silicate . CaO + → . (iii) Chlorine reacts with slaked lime to give bleaching powder. → (iv) When calcium nitrate is heated, it decomposes to form calcium oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. →
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