What makes the electric current flow through an electrolyte?

How would you distinguish between baking powder and washing soda by heating?

Write balanced chemical equations for the reaction of dilute $HCl$ with:
$(i)$ $Zn$ metal.
$(ii)$ $Na_{2}CO_{3}$.
$(iii)$ $NaOH$.

Answer the following:
$(i)$ Why is Plaster of Paris written as $CaSO_{4} \cdot 1/2 H_{2}O$? How is it possible to have half a water molecule attached to $CaSO_{4}$?
$(ii)$ Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate an essential ingredient in antacids?
$(iii)$ When electricity is passed through an aqueous solution of sodium chloride,three products are obtained. Why is the process called chlor-alkali?

$A$ dry pellet of a common base $B$,when kept in open,absorbs moisture and turns sticky. The compound is also a by-product of the chlor-alkali process. Identify $B$. What type of reaction occurs when $B$ is treated with an acidic oxide? Write a balanced chemical equation for one such reaction.

Which of the following is not a neutral oxide?