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The compounds used in the preparation of chlorine are manganese dioxide and .

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sulphuric acid
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hydrochloric acid
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nitric acid
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Solution

The correct option is B hydrochloric acid
Manganese dioxide reacts with hydrochloric acid on heating to produce manganese chloride, chlorine gas and water. The reaction is given as follow:

MnO2(s) + 4HCl(aq) HeatMnCl2(aq)+ 2H2O(l)+ Cl2(g)

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