QQuestion
The property exhibited by concentrated sulphuric acid when it is used to prepare hydrogen chloride gas from potassium chloride: [1]
(a) Dehydrating property
(b) Drying property
(c) Oxidizing property
(d) Non-volatile acid property
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✓Answer
(d) Non-volatile acid property
Explanation:
Concentrated sulphuric acid has a high boiling point and is non-volatile. It displaces the more volatile hydrogen chloride from potassium chloride.
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