Q. Microcosmic salt bead test of salt yields semi-translucent mass. Therefore it contains

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Solution:

Silica is not dissolved by the phosphate bead. When a silicate salt is strongly heated in the bead, silica is liberated and this remain suspended in the bead in the form of semi-translucent mass.