black substance when treated with HCl liberates greenish yellow coloured gas

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Manganese dioxide MnO₂, is a black-brown substance that releases greenish yellow chlorine gas on reaction with HCl.

MnO₂ + 4 HCl $\to$ MnCl₂ + Cl₂+ 2H₂O

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