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Question
The aim of the fountain experiment is to prove that
Options
HCl turns blue litmus red
HCl is denser than air
HCl is highly soluble in water
HCl fumes in moist air
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Solution
HCl turns blue litmus red
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- Name another gas which has the same property and can be demonstrated through this experiment.
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Gas obtained by treating metals with hydrochloric acid.
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Dilute hydrochloric acid cannot be concentrated by distilling (boiling) the dilute acid.
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Hydrogen chloride dissolves in water to form an acidic solution.
Name the experiment which demonstrates that hydrogen chloride is very soluble in water.

The diagram shows an apparatus for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride.
(i) Identify A and B
(ii) Write the equation for the reaction
(iii) How would you check whether or not the gas jar is filled with hydrogen chloride?
(iv) What does the method of collection tell you about the density of hydrogen chloride.
Study the figure given below and answer that questions that follow:
(i) Identify the gas Y.
(ii) What property of gas Y does this experiment demonstrate?
(iii) Name another gas which has the same property and can be demonstrated through this experiment.
Identify the terms for the following:
A method used to collect HCl gas.
