Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrate...

Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated `H_2SO_4` to give colourless fumes with pungent smell. But on adding `MnO_(2)` the fumes become greenish yellow.
Reason :` MnO_2` oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.

Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.

Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.

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The correct Answer is:

`MnO_2` oxidises HCl to `Cl_2`. Hence, fumes becomes greenish yellow.

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