Study the figure given below and answer the 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.

Select the correct answer from A, B, C and D : The aim of the Fountain experiment is to prove that :

(A) HCl turns blue litmus red

(B) HCl is denser than air

(C) HCl is highly soluble in water

(D) HCl fumes in moist air.

Select from the gases — ammonia, ethane, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulphide, ethyne — The gas which produces dense white fumes with ammonia gas.

The following questions pertain to the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride gas:

(i) Write the equation for it's preparation mentioning the condition required.

(ii) Name the drying agent used in the above preparation and give a reason for the choice.

(iii) State a safety precaution taken during the preparation of hydrochloric acid.