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In an experiment, dry hydrogen chloride gas was passed through heated Zinc turnings as shown in the diagram below. The gas produced was then passed...

      

In an experiment, dry hydrogen chloride gas was passed through heated Zinc turnings as shown in the diagram below. The gas produced was then passed through heated Lead II Oxide.
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(i) What is the function of the water in the flask?
(ii) Write equations for the reactions that took place in the tubes.
(iii) How would the total mass of tube V and its contents compare before and after the experiment? Explain.

  

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Kavungya
i)To dissolve the unreacted Hydrogen chloride gas.
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iii)After the experiment the total mass of tube V would be less than its initial mass owing to the reduction of PbO by hydrogen gas which takes away the oxygen thus lowering the total mass.
Kavungya answered the question on March 25, 2019 at 10:17


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