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Question
CBSEENCH11006911

How saline hydrides can remove traces of water from organic compounds?

Solution

Organic compounds containing traces of water can be dried by placing these organic compounds in a desiccator containing saline hydrides (i.e. NaH, CaH2 etc.) at the bottom for overnight. Saline hydrides absorb water and thus traces of water can be easily removed from the organic compounds.