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Iodisation of salt is necessary because iodine deficiency lead to idiocy.
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Why salt as a universal solvent?
Salt is not called the universal solvent. Water is called the universal solvent.
What is the universal solvent and its pH category?
The universal solvent is salt since it can dissolve a lot of solutes and salt does not have a pH category
Universal indicator is a mixture of what?
Universal indicators can be mixed with different substances. Universal indicators usually contain water, salt, propan-1-ol, sodium hydroxide, monosodium, phenolphthalein sodium salt, methyl red, bromothymol blue, and thymol blue monosodium salt
Why is it important to use iodized salt in food?
The ingestion of iodide prevents iodine deficiency. Worldwide, iodine deficiency affects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of mental retardation.[1] It also causes thyroidgland problems, including endemic goiter. In many countries, iodine deficiency is a major public health problem that can be cheaply addressed by iodisation of salt.
The name of the plant which universal indicator is made of?
From wikipedia: A universal indicator is typically composed of water, methanol, propan-1-ol, phenolphthalein sodium salt, methyl red, bromothymol blue monosodium salt, and thymol blue monosodium salt
What colour does universal indicator go if salt solution is added?
red
Why is water called a universal salt?
do you mean solvent. because it is called universal solvent because it dissolves alot of different things
Is it possible to mix fresh water and salt water?
yes.water is a universal solvent
What does universal indicator contain?
Water, propan-1-ol, phenolphthalein sodium salt, sodium hydroxide, methyl red, bromothymol blue monosodium salt, thymol blue monosodium salt.
What are examples of soluble solids?
Example of a soluble substance would be sugar and salt, both are easily soluble in the universal solvent, water
Water is a solvent common salt but kerosene is not a solvent for common salt Give reason?
Water is the universal solvent. There are only a few substances that water can not dissolve, while there are many that kerosene can not.
What colour uvirsal indicator go if added to soudium chloride?
Sodium Chloride a.k.a. table salt or sea salt is neutral and so Universal Indicator will go Green with a Ph 7
