Chemical $A$ is used for water softening to remove temporary hardness. $A$ reacts with sodium carbonate to generate caustic soda. When $CO_2$ is bubbled through $A$,it turns cloudy,what is $A$?

Which of the following ions is paramagnetic?

What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixis?

If the slopes of the lines given by the equation $ax^2+2hxy+by^2=0$ are in the ratio $5:3$,then the ratio $h^2:ab$ is:

$A$ calcite crystal is placed over a dot on a piece of paper and rotated. On seeing through the calcite,one will see:

Assertion : Replication and transcription occur in the nucleus but translation takes place in the cytoplasm.
Reason : $mRNA$ is transferred from the nucleus into the cytoplasm where ribosomes and amino acids are available for protein synthesis.