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A white solidis either Na_(2)O or Na_(2)O_(2). A piece of red litmus paperturn when in is freshlymade aqueoussolutionof thewhitesolid. I Identifythe substance and explain withbalancedequation ii. Explainwhatwouldhappen to the red litmusif thewhitesolid werethe othere compound |
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Answer» Solution :`Na_(2)O_(2) rarr 2H_(2)O rarr 2NAOH + H_(2)O_(2)` `H_(2)O_(2) rarr H_(2)O + [O]` `H_(2)O_(2)` TURN thecolourof redlithium paper to white due to its bleanchingaction by OXIDATION .Therefore the givensubstance is `Na_(2)O_(2)` |
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