Each Part: 2 Marks
(a) Hydrogen can be obtained by treating hydrochloric acid with metals like Na, Zn, Fe, etc. Metallic chlorides are obtained as a by-product, for example,
2Na+2HClΔ−→2NaCl+H2↑Zn+2HClΔ−→ZnCl2+H2↑Fe+2HClΔ−→FeCl2+H2↑
(b) When concentrated HCl is heated with oxidising agents like manganese dioxide (MnO2), lead peroxide (PbO2), red lead (Pb3O4) etc, it is oxidised to water and chlorine, for example,
MnO2+4HClΔ−→MnCl2+2H2O+Cl2↑PbO2+4HClΔ−→PbCl2+2H2O+Cl2↑Pb3O4+8HClΔ−→3PbCl2+4H2O+Cl2↑