Concentrated hydrochloric acid when kept in open air sometimes produces a cloud of white fumes. The explanation for it is that:
A
Oxygen in air reacts with the emitted HCl gas to form a cloud of chlorine gas
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B
Strong affinity of HCl gas for moisture in air results in forming of droplets of liquid solution which appears like a cloudy smoke
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C
Due to strong affinity for water, concentrated hydrochloric acid pulls moisture of air towards itself. This moisture forms droplets of water and henfe the cloud
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D
Concentrated hydrochloric acid em its strongly smelling HCl gas all the time
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Solution
The correct option is A Oxygen in air reacts with the emitted HCl gas to form a cloud of chlorine gas 4HCl+O2air→2Cl2cloudofwhitefumes+2H2O