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Hydrogen chloride gas can be prepared by reacting sodium chloride with an acid, write an equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and acid

      

Hydrogen chloride gas can be prepared by reacting sodium chloride with an acid.
a) Write an equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and acid
b) Give two chemical properties of hydrogen chloride gas
c) State two use of hydrogen chloride

  

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John
a) NaCl(s) + H2SO4(aq) $\rightarrow$ NaHSO4(aq) + HCl(g)

b) 1. Hydrogen Chloride reacts with ammonia to form white fumes of ammonium chloride
2. Hydrogen Chloride reacts with iron to form iron (II) Chloride and hydrogen gas

c) – Used in large scale manufacture of hydrochloric acid
- Used in manufacture of polymers such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

johnmulu answered the question on February 10, 2017 at 13:12


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