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A student takes 2 mL acetic acid in a dry test tube and adds a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate to it. He makes the following observations

I. A colorless and odourless gas evolves with a brisk effervescence.

II. The gas turns lime water milky when passed through it.

III. The gas burns with an explosion when a burning splinter is brought near it.

The gas extinguishes the burning splinter that is brought near it.

The correct observations are


A

I, II and III

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B

II, III and IV

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C

III, IV and I

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D

IV, I and II

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Solution

The correct option is D

IV, I and II


When 2 mL acetic acid is taken in a dry test tube and a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate is added to it, a colourless and odourless gas evolves with a brisk effervescence which is CO2.
When CO2. is passed through lime water it turms lime water milky

CO2. also extinguishes th eburning splinter when it is brought near it.


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