Question

Give six uses of salts.

Answer 1

Uses of salts are: 

(i) Adds taste to food (NaCl) 

(ii) In making a freezing mixture (NaCl) 

(iii) As washing soda for clothes (Na₂CO₃) 

(iv) As baking soda (NaHCO₃) 

(v) To purify water (alum, CaOCl₂) 

(vi) In making of soaps (NaCl)