What is the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory preparation of water?

Absorbing water vapour present in hydrogen

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Providing moisture content

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Oxidation

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The correct option is A
Absorbing water vapour present in hydrogen

Pure hydrogen gas is passed through anhydrous calcium chloride to

absorb water vapour, if present.

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Q. During the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas on a humid day. the gas is usually passed through the guard tube containing anhydrous calcium chloride. The role of anhydrous calcium chloride taken in the guard tube is to:

In laboratory preparation of Hydrogen, $H_{2} S$ is removed from the obtained gas by passing it through:

What would happen if
(i) Calcium oxide is used to dry hydrogen chloride.
(ii) Concentrated hydrochloric acid is kept open.
(iii) Hydrogen chloride prepared in laboratory, is passed through water, using a delivery tube.

Explain why :

(a) It is necessary to find out the ration of reactants required in the preparation of sodium sulphate,

(b) Fused calcium chloride is used in the preparation of $F e C l_{3}$ ?

Q. For the preparation of hydrochloric acid in the laboratory.
(i) Why is the direct absorption of hydrogen chloride gas in water is not feasible?
(ii) What arrangement is done to dissolve hydrogen chloride gas in water?

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What is the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory preparation of water?

The correct option is A Absorbing water vapour present in hydrogen Pure hydrogen gas is passed through anhydrous calcium chloride to absorb water vapour, if present.

The correct option is A
Absorbing water vapour present in hydrogen

Pure hydrogen gas is passed through anhydrous calcium chloride to

absorb water vapour, if present.