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Question

(a) Name the experiment illustrate above.
(b) Which property of hydrogen chloride is demonstrated by this experiment?
(c) State the colour of the water that has entered the round-bottomed flask.
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Solution
(a) Fountain experiment.
(b) This experiment demonstrates that hydrogen chloride is very soluble in water.
(c) Red
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