ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 21 of 53

Study of Compounds — Hydrogen Chloride — Question 14

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Question 4(2010)

How would you distinguish between dilute HCl and dilute HNO3, by addition of only one solution.

Answer

When silver nitrate soln. is added to dil. HCl, curdy white ppt. of silver chloride is formed. Whereas, there is no reaction when silver nitrate soln. is added to dil. HNO3.

AgNO3 + HCl ⟶ AgCl (white ppt.) + HNO3

AgNO3 + HNO3 ⟶ no reaction