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(a)When HCI reacts with finely powdered iron , it forms ferrous chloride and not ferric chloride. Why ?
(b) Chlorine water tuns blue litmus red but solution becomes colourless after sometime.

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`Fe+2HCl to FeCl_(2)+H_(2)`
Liberation of `H_(2)` prevents the formation of `FeCl_(3)`
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