QJEEM22Ch7171: JEE Main 2022 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM22Ch7171 Solution: Which one of the following compounds is used as a chemical in…

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Which one of the following compounds is used as a chemical in certain type of fire extinguishers?

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Baking soda

\left(\mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}\right)

is used in certain type of fire extinguishers because it decomposes at high temperature to produce

\mathrm{CO}_{2}

which extinguishes fire

2 \mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}(\mathrm{~s}) \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}(\mathrm{~s})+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \uparrow + \,\mathrm{CO}_{2} \uparrow

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