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CHEMISTRY LEVEL 3


1. GAS LAWS
2. THE MOLE: Formulae and Chemical Equations
3. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1
4. NITROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS
5. SULPHUR AND ITS COMPOUNDS
6. CHLORINE AND ITS COMPOUNDS
7. A guide to chemical tests based on this module
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Chlorine and its Compounds: Chemical properties of hydrogen chloride

6.0 Chlorine and its Compounds


6.11 Chemical properties of hydrogen chloride


Observe the video demonstrations on properties of hydrogen chloride gas.


(courtesy Youtube-Testing for gas - Ammonia gas by Ong SK 1984)


Questions 6.11(a)

  1. Referring to Figure 6.10, or your current knowledge, state whether hydrogen chloride is acidic or basic.
  2. Write an equation for the change that occurs as hydrogen chloride dissolves in water.
  3. Referring to Section 4.4.4, or your current knowledge, predict what would be observed when a glass rod dipped in concentrated ammonia solution is immersed into hydrogen chloride gas.
  4. Write a formula equation for the reaction between ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases.

Answers to Questions 6.11(a)


Reactions of aqueous hydrogen chloride (dilute hydrochloric acid)

Hydrochloric acid (HCl(aq)), obtained by dissolving hydrogen chloride gas in water, is a strong acid.


Questions 6.11(b)

  1. What is the meaning of a strong acid?
  2. Identify two other common strong acids.
  3. Dilute hydrochloric acid behaves like a typical acid. How does a typical acid behave?
  4. Complete the table below to show the observations and chemical equations involving reactions of dilute hydrochloric acid.
    Reactant Observations when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to the reactant Equation for the reaction
    Zinc, Zn(s) (a reactive metal)
    Sodium hydroxide, NaOH(aq) (a metal hydroxide)
    Copper (II) oxide, CuO(s) (a metal oxide)
    Calcium carbonate, CaCO3(s) (a metal carbonate)
    Magnesium hydrogen-carbonate, Mg(HCO3)2(aq) (a metal hydrogencarbonate)

Answers to Questions 6.11(b)