Name the following:
(e) The drying agent used to dry iron (II) chloride.
Drying agent:
Examples:
(a) Draw a labelled diagram for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride gas. (b) Give the balanced equation for the reaction. (c) Name the drying agent used in drying hydrogen chloride gas. (d) Phosphorus pentoxide and calcium oxide are good drying agents but they cannot be used to dry hydrogen chloride gas. Why?
(i) Draw a labelled diagram and explain the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride gas. Give the balanced equations. (ii) How will you prove that the gas prepared is HCl? (iii) Name the drying agent used to dry HCl gas. (iv) How is the gas collected and why? (v) What are the important precautions?