A 100 mL solution was made by adding 1.43 g of Na₂CO₃.xH₂O. The normality of the solution is 0.1 N. The value of x is _____.

(The atomic mass of Na is 23 g/mol)

The number of chiral centres present in threonine is ________.

The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from

the plane x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to

the line $${x \over 2} = {y \over 3} = {z \over { - 6}}$$ is :

Suppose the vectors x₁, x₂ and x₃ are the
solutions of the system of linear equations,
Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal to b₁, b₂ and b₃ respectively. if

$${x_1} = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 1 \cr 1 \cr } } \right]$$, $${x_2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 2 \cr 1 \cr } } \right]$$, $${x_3} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 0 \cr 1 \cr } } \right]$$

$${b_1} = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 0 \cr 0 \cr } } \right]$$, $${b_2} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 2 \cr 0 \cr } } \right]$$ and $${b_3} = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 0 \cr 2 \cr } } \right]$$,
then the determinant of A is equal to :