Question

Which is a chemical property of soda ash?

It's a highly basic substance.

It's a white crystalline powder.

It can dissolve in water.

It can be separated from water by distillation.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A property which can be observed when the chemical composition of the substance changes is referred to as chemical property.

For example, melting point, acidity, basicity, boiling point etc are all chemical properties of a substance.

In the given options, it's a white crystalline powder, it can dissolve in water and it can be separated from water by distillation, these all represent the physical property and no change in the chemical composition of soda ash.

Thus, we can conclude that it's a highly basic substance is a chemical property of soda ash.

Answer 2

The best answer among the choices is the first option. The chemical property of soda is that it is a highly basic substance. Its chemical name is sodium carbonate. It is more basic than sodium bicarbonate. Adding soda ash in a solution would increase the pH of the solution.