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Question
The diagram shows a simple arrangement of the fountain experiment:

(i) Name the two gases you have studied which can be used in this experiment
(ii) What is the common properly demonstrated by this experiment
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Solution
(i) Ammonia and hydrogen chloride gas
(ii) High solubility of gases in water
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