Explain the reasons for the following?a. HF stored in copper bottles

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Explain the reasons for the following?
a. HF stored in copper bottles and not glass bottles
b. Sodium hypochlorite used as a disinfectant
c. Graphite acts as a lubricant
d. Lead components are added to gasoline and why was it removed with the advent of catalytic convertors
e. TEL was banned as a gasoline additive

19 Mar 2022

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a. HF stored in copper bottles and not glass bottles

HF attacks sodium silicate which is the main constituent of glass. As a result, the glass bottles are slowly corroded or eaten up. Therefore, HF cannot be stored in glass bottles. It is normally kept in wax bottles.

Na2SiO3+6HF→Na2SiF6+3H2O

b. Sodium hypochlorite used as a disinfectant is NOT effective in the disinfection of bacterial spores and prions.

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