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COMEDK · Chemistry · 20. Surface Chemistry

Pick out the statement which is not relevant in the discussion of colloids

  1. A sodium aluminium silicate is used in the softening of hard water.
  2. B potash alum is used in shaving rounds and as a styptic in medicine.
  3. C artificial rain is caused by throwing electrified sand on the clouds from an aeroplane.
  4. D deltas are formed at a place where the river pours its water into the sea.
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(A) sodium aluminium silicate is used in the softening of hard water.

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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.