Question

"Chile saltpetre" is an ore of

• A. Iodine
• B. Sodium
• C. Bromine
• D. Magnesium

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Sodium nitrate is $\text{N}\text{a}\text{N}{\text{O}}_3$ . It is known as Chile saltpetre or Peru saltpetre(due to large deposits found in the Atacama desert in these countries).