Hydrogen Chloride

Which of the following are suitable conditions for preparation of hydrogen chloride gas?

• Heating NaCl and sulphuric acid at 200 degree celsius.

• Heating NaCl and conc.sulphuric acid at any temperature.

• Heating NaCl and conc.sulphuric acid at temperature above 200 degree celsius.

• Heating NaCl and conc. sulphuric acid at temperature below 200 degree celsius

Name the drying agent/agents not used to dry hydrogen chloride gas

• phosphorus pentaoxide

• phosphorus pentaoxide and calcium oxide

• calcium oxide

• conc.sulphuric acid

HCl being polar covalent compound is soluble in organic non – polar solvents also.

• True

• False

What is the main purpose of Fountain experiment?

• To show high solubility of HCl gas in water.

• To show the acidic nature of HCl gas.

Liquefied hydrogen chloride does not conduct electricity. It shows the

• electrovalent nature of hydrogen chloride.

• covalent nature of hydrogen chloride.

• neutral nature of hydrogen chloride.

Why is inverted funnel arrangement is used to prepare hydrochloric acid?

• to increase back suction.

• to provide large surface area for absorption of HCl gas..

• to prevent back suction.

• to prevent back suction and provide large surface area for absorption of HCl gas.

Name the gas released when sodium sulphite reacts with hydrochloric acid.

• hydrogen

• chlorine

• sulphur diioxide

• sulphur trioxide

Which of the following compound gives white ppt. when reacts with hydrochloric acid?

• copper nitrate

• calcium carbonate

• sodium sulphide

• lead nitrate

When silver nitrate solution reacts with hydrochloric acid, it gives a thick curdy white ppt. which is soluble in

• sodium hydroxide

• ammonium hydroxide

• calcium hydroxide

Reaction between conc.HCl and MnO₂ produces greenish yellow gas which turns moist starch iodide paper blue black, the gas is

• chlorine

• hydrogen

• oxygen