Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(i) Hydrogen chloride gas being highly soluble in water is dried by:
(a) Anhydrous calcium chloride
(b) Phosphorous penta oxide
(c) Quick lime
(d) Concentrated sulphuric acid.
(d) Concentrated sulphuric acid is used to dry HCl gas. Drying agents such as calcium oxide (or quick lime) and phosphorus pentoxide are not used because they react with HCl.
CaO + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2O
Calcium
chloride
2P2O5 + 3HCl → POCl3 + 3HPO3
Phosphorous Metaphosphoric
oxychloride acid
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).