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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

A

Absorb the evolved gas.

B

Moisten the gas.

C

Absorb moisture from the gas.

D

Absorb `Cl^(-)` from the evolved gas.

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C
The role of calcium chloride taken in the guard tube is to absorb moisture from the gas. This is because calcium chloride is used as a drying agent which absorbs moisture from the hydrogen chloride (HCI) gas.
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