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The sodium bentonite binder imparts swelling properties to the molding sand.

(a) True

(b) False

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Right choice is (a) True

To explain: Sodium Bentonite provides better swelling properties- volume increases some 10 to 20 times, high dry strength which lowers the risk of erosion, better tolerance of variations in water content, low green strength and high resistance to burnout, which reduces clay consumption.

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