DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    Glass reacts with HF giving:

    A)  \[{{F}_{2}}\]             

    B)  \[{{H}_{2}}Si{{F}_{6}}\]

    C)  \[Ca{{F}_{2}}\]

    D)  \[NaF\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    HF cannot be stored in glass bottle. It reacts with silica present in glass to form fluorosilic acid. \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  silica\text { }from \\  glass \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{Si{{O}_{2}}+}}\,6HF\xrightarrow{{}}{{H}_{2}}Si{{F}_{6}}+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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