Q42 / 180 · COMEDK 2013 · Chemistry
Pick out the statement which is not relevant in the discussion of colloids
- Correct answerAsodium aluminium silicate is used in the softening of hard water.
- Bpotash alum is used in shaving rounds and as a styptic in medicine.
- Cartificial rain is caused by throwing electrified sand on the clouds from an aeroplane.
- Ddeltas are formed at a place where the river pours its water into the sea.
Solution
The statement that, sodium aluminium silicate is used in softening of hard water is not relevant with colloids.
It is a substitution reaction of calcium salts with zeolite.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.