Give reasons for the following : (a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not a

1.	Give reasons for the following : (a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation NaHSO4⇌H++Na+SO2−4 (b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.
Answer» Give reasons for the following : (a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation $N a H S O_{4} ⇌ H^{+} + N a^{+} S O_{4}^{2 -}$ (b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.

Give reasons for the following : (a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation NaHSO4⇌H++Na+SO2−4 (b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.

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Give reasons for the following :

(a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation

$N a H S O_{4} ⇌ H^{+} + N a^{+} S O_{4}^{2 -}$

(b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.