Name the acid or base used in:
(a) White washing
(b) Manufacture of soap
(c) The process of descaling
(d) Make explosives such as trinitrotoluene
(e) Reduce acidity of soil
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Alkalis do this by donating hydroxide ions. These can accept protons fromacids to make water. Lye (sodium hydroxide) is a familiar strong base, and it is used to make soap, and to clean drains by making soap out of the grease that has clogged the (b) answer
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1. Quick lime a base is used in white washing.
2. Lye ( sodium hydroxide)
3. Hydrochloric acid
4.Ammonal acid
5. Sulfur acid.
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