A solution of hydrogen chloride gas was named as :

blue vitriol

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green vitriol

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muriatic acid

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none of the above

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The correct option is D muriatic acid
HCl was named initially as muriatic acid or spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and green vitriol.

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0.5 g

of impure ammonium chloride was heated with caustic soda solution to evolve ammonia gas, the gas is absorbed in

150 m L

N / 5 H_{2} S O_{4}

solution. Excess sulphuric acid required

20 m L

1 N N a O H

for complete neutralization. The percentage of

N H_{3}

in the ammonium chloride is:

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A solution of hydrogen chloride gas was named as :

The correct option is D muriatic acidHCl was named initially as muriatic acid or spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and green vitriol.

The correct option is D muriatic acid
HCl was named initially as muriatic acid or spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and green vitriol.