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Preparation of Chlorine

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Dry chlorine is not collected over mercury because:

A

of formation of mercuric chloride

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B

of formation of amalgams

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C

it is soluble in mercury

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D

it is heavier than mercury

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Solution

The correct option is A of formation of mercuric chloride
Dry chlorine is not collected over mercury because it reacts with it to form mercuric chloride.
$H g + C l_{2} \to H g C l_{2}$

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