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Question
Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrogen sulphide gas
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Solution
When exposed to hydrogen sulphide gas, lead acetate paper that is moist turns black; when exposed to hydrogen chloride gas, it remains colourless.
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