ICSEClass XChemistryHydrogen Chloride01 Mark2023 Easy

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In the laboratory preparation, HCl gas is dried by passing through: [1]

  1. Dilute nitric acid
  2. Concentrated sulphuric acid
  3. Dilute sulphuric acid
  4. Acidified water

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Answer

b. Concentrated sulphuric acid

Explanation:

Concentrated sulphuric acid removes moisture from hydrogen chloride gas without reacting with it. Therefore, it is used as the drying agent.

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