Chemistry
Give the equation for preparation of HCl gas by synthesis. State two conditions involved in the synthesis.
Hydrogen Chloride
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Moist hydrogen gas combines with chlorine in the presence of diffused sunlight.
- The reaction is explosive in direct sunlight and negligible in the dark. Moisture acts as a catalyst in the above synthesis reaction.
- Burning jet of hydrogen also burns in chlorine forming hydrogen chloride.
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