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A dry pellet of a common base B, when kept in open absorbs moisture and turns sticky. The compound B is also a by-product of chlor-alkali process. Identify B. State the type of reaction that occurs when B is treated with an acidic oxide, say sulphur dioxide. Also write chemical equation for the reaction involved.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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B\rightarrow Sodium\; hydroxide (NaOH)

Neutralisation reaction occurs when B is treated with an acidic oxide

NaOH+SO_{2}\rightarrow Na_{2}SO_{3}+H_{2}O

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