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Concentrated hydrochloric acid when kept...

Concentrated hydrochloric acid when kept in open air sometimes produces a could of white fumes. The explanation for it is that

A

due to strong affinity for water, concentrated hydrochloric acid pulls moisture of air towards itself. This moisture forms droplets of wate and hence the could

B

Concentrated hydrochloric acid emits trongly smelling HCl gas all the time.

C

Oxygen in air reacts with the emitted HCl gas to form a could of chlorine gas

D

strong affinity of HCl gas for moisture in air results in forming of droplets of liquid solution which appears like a cloudy smoke.

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D
Strony attimidy of HCl gas for moisture in air results ion forming of droplete of liquid section which appears like cloudy smoke
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