A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. The pH will :

increase

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decrease

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same as milk

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A increase
Baking soda is mild base, so when it is added to milk the pH of the milk slightly increases towords basic value.

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A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.

1)why does he shift the ph of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline?

2)why does thisilk take long time to set as curd

Question 12(b)
A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.
(b) Why does this milk take a long time to set as curd?

State reasons for the following statements:

(a) Tap water conducts electricity, whereas distilled water does not.

(b) During the summer season, a milkman usually adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.

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