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Question
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Lavoisier named HCl as hydrogen chloride.
True or False
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Solution
This statement is false.
Explanation:
The gas was established and named ‘hydrogen chloride’ by the scientist Sir Humphry Davy in 1810. Lavoisier had previously referred to its aqueous acid form as ‘muriatic acid’.
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Chapter 8: Study of Compounds: Hydrogen Chloride - Intext Question [Page 164]
