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Question
Give tests for oxygen gas.
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Solution
Tests for oxygen gas are :
- It rekindles glowing wooden splinter.
- If mixed with colourless nitric oxide gas, it forms reddish brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide.
- It dissolves in alkaline pyrogallol solution and turns it brown.
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