AP EAPCET (Engineering) Chemistry in Everyday Life — practice questions
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Practice AP EAPCET (Engineering) Chemistry in Everyday Life in the app →How does an antacid relieve heartburn?Which drug type directly inhibits stomach acid secretion, unlike antacids?Which bacterium causes most stomach ulcers and is not killed by antacids?Which of these is a water-soluble, systemic (absorbable) antacid?Which gas do effervescent antacid tablets release when dissolved in water?Chewable carbonate antacids neutralize acid by binding which ions?Which ingredient is added to some antacids to control gas?Long-term use of aluminium-containing antacids may raise the risk of which condition?Antacids containing calcium or aluminium commonly cause which side effect?How far apart should antacids and interacting medicines be taken?Antacid metal ions lower absorption of tetracyclines mainly through which process?Paracetamol is classified as which type of analgesic?What does the abbreviation NSAID stand for?Which drug is considered the archetypal opioid analgesic?Which is a sign of opioid toxicity?NSAIDs inhibit which enzyme?Most COX-2 inhibitors were found to raise the risk of what?In the word analgesic, what does the Greek root algos mean?Antiseptics are applied to which surface?Microbicides that destroy virus particles are called what?Who showed in 1847 and 1848 that hand washing cut puerperal fever?Which substance did French surgeons adopt as an early antiseptic in the 1860s?Ethanol and isopropanol used on skin are sometimes called what?Which form of iodine antiseptic is an alcohol solution?Which iodine antiseptic is widely used because it is well tolerated?What strength of hydrogen peroxide is commonly used in household first aid?How do quaternary ammonium antiseptics such as cetrimide act on microbes?Which antiseptics kill microbes by reacting indiscriminately with organic compounds?What is the main functional component of a detergent?Why do alkylbenzene sulfonates work better than soap in hard water?A surfactant molecule has a hydrophilic head and which kind of tail?Surfactant molecules aggregate in water to form what structures?Which surfactant type is the most common form?In cationic surfactants, which group replaces the anionic sulfonate?Which surfactants have uncharged hydrophilic headgroups?Why were branched alkylbenzene sulfonates largely phased out?What is the role of builders in a detergent?What do enzymes added to detergents do?Phosphate builders soften water by chelating which ions?Which substance is used as a phosphate substitute in modern detergents?In 1928, an effective detergent was made by sulfating which material?Soap is a salt of which type of acid?In toilet soaps with formula RCO2M, what is M?What does soap form in hard water instead of a good lather?Alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils to make soap is called what?Which compound is liberated when triglycerides are saponified?Which alkali gives softer or liquid soaps?Which compound is added to make an antibacterial soap?Scouring agents like sand or pumice in soap help with which process?Which metallic soap is a commercially important grease component?What is tallow?In a soap micelle, where are the polar hydrophilic groups located?Who discovered in 1790 how to make alkali from common salt?Who patented a liquid version of soap in 1865?The 1898 soap that became Palmolive was derived from which oils?