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Question
How will you prove that hydrochloric acid contains
- hydrogen
- chlorine?
Write equations for the reactions.
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Solution
We can prove that hydrochloric acid contains both hydrogen and chlorine by the following experiment:
Take a voltameter used for water electrolysis with a platinum cathode and a graphite anode. Pour 4 molars of HCl into the voltameter and measure the direct electric current. The cathode emits a colourless gas, while the anode produces a greenish-yellow one. If you put a burned splinter close to a colourless gas, the gas will burst into flames, showing that it is hydrogen gas. Wet starch iodide paper turns blue-black when immersed in the gas, confirming its identity as chlorine.
Chemical equation: \[\ce{2HCl -> H2 ^ + Cl2 ^}\]
This experiment proves that hydrochloric acid contains both hydrogen and chlorine.
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