ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was salt used for?
A
Preserve foods
B
Flavor food
C
All of these
D
Give to the cattle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Salt has long been used for flavoring and for preserving food. It has also been used in tanning, dyeing and bleaching, and the production of pottery, soap, and chlorine. Today, it is widely used in the chemical industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salt was in general use long before the beginning of recorded history, and dating back to around 2700 B.C. the earliest known treatise on pharmacology was published in China.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common salt is formed by the neutralization reaction between sodium and chloride through the ionic bond. The common name of common salt is sodium chloride ( ).

Detailed explanation-4: -USES OF COMMON SALT It is used as a raw material for making a large number of useful chemicals in industry such as: sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), sodium carbonate (washing soda), sodium hydrogencarbonate (baking soda), hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, chlorine, and sodium metal. It is used in cooking food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Used in cooking food as well as for cooking gas. Used as a preservative in pickles and in curing meat and fish. Used in the manufacture of soap. Used to melt the ice in winter in cold countries. Used for making chemical likes washing Soda, baking soda etc. 10-Mar-2017

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