(c) Write balanced equations for the following reactions: (i) dissolving sulphur trioxide in water. (ii) Aluminium powder is warmed with hot and concentrated caustic soda solution. (iii) Concentrated nitric acid is added to copper turnings kept in a beaker. (iv) Red lead (trilead tetroxide) is warmed with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
(f) Give balanced equations for the following: (i) Aluminium powder is warmed with hot and concentrated caustic soda solution. (ii) Preparation of methane from anhydrous sodium ethanoate. (iii) Calcination of zinc carbonate. (iv) Plumbo solvency of lead. (v) Heating of sodium nitrate.
What is observed when hot concentrated caustic soda solution is added to (a) Zinc and (b) Aluminium oxide ? Write balanced equations.