Hydrochloric Acid: Properties and Reactions
Tests knowledge of hydrochloric acid, its reactions with various compounds, gas evolution, and properties for Class X and competitive exam preparation.
Questions
Which of the following compounds reacts with HCl and gives chlorine gas?
- CuO
- MgO
- KMnO4
- KOH
- NH4OH
Which of the following salts of the silver is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide?
- Lead Nitrate
- Silver Nitrate
- Silver Oxide
- Silver Bromide
- Silver Iodide
Chlorine acts as____________
- acidic and bleaching agent
- basic gas only
- acidic gas only
- basic and bleaching agent
- neutral compound
What will you observe when copper oxide is treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid?
- It decolourises
- Blue solution
- Insoluble in conc HCl
- Evolves a colourless and odourless gas
- Forms salt
Which of the following gases is collected by upward displacement of air?
- Hydrogen Chloride
- Carbon dioxide
- Oxygen
- Ammonia
- Nitrogen
Which of the following is used as a drying agent for hydrogen chloride gas?
- Conc. H2SO4
- CaO
- P2O5
- HNO3
- NH3
Which of the following gases is evolved when HCl is added to magnesium?
- Carbon dioxide
- Sulphur dioxide
- Hydrogen sulphide
- Hydrogen
- Chlorine
Which of the following gases is liberated on reacting iron(II) sulphide with dilute HCl.
- Sulphur dioxide
- Sulphur
- Hydrogen
- Chlorine
- Hydrogen sulphide
Which of the following are two black coloured oxidizing agents, which react with concentrated HCl to liberate chlorine?
- Pb3O4 and MnO2
- PbO and CuO
- MnO2 and CuO
- MnO2 and K2Cr2O7
- MnO2 and KMnO4
Which of the following bonds is present in aqueous HCl?
- Electrovalent bond
- Double covalent bond
- Non-Polar covalent bond
- Polar covlent bond
- Coordinate bond
Which of the following is not a use of HCl?
- Calico printing
- Tanning industry
- As an anesthesia
- For extraction of glue from animals tissue and bones
- In the preparation of Aqua-regia
Which of the following gases gives dense white fumes with ammonia?
- Nitric oxide
- Hydrogen chloride
- Carbon di-oxide
- Excess of chlorine
- Oxygen
Which of the following gases is formed when a metal reacts with HCl?
- Oxygen
- Carbon di-oxide
- Hydrogen
- Chlorine
- Sulphur di oxide
Which of the following compounds of sodium gives sulphur with the dil. HCl?
- NaHSO3
- Na2S
- Na2SO3
- NaHS
- Na2S2O3
Which of the following is a chemical test for hydrogen gas?
- Pops with lit splint
- Turns limewater cloudy
- Bleaches damp litmus paper white
- Relights a glowing splint
- Smells of burning sulphur
Which of the following is a colourless solution that x contains?
To a colourless solution X, a few drops of dil. nitric acid, followed by a few drops of silver nitrate solution were added, and a white precipitate was formed. When a few drops of litmus solution were added to solution X, the solution turned red.
- Sulphuric acid
- Sodium hydroxide
- Hydrochloric acid
- Calcium hydroxide
- Ammonia
Which of the following gases smells like rotten eggs?
- Hydrogen sulphide gas
- Sulphur di-oxide
- Hydrogen chloride
- Ammonia
- Hydrogen
Manganese(IV)oxide, potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate are commonly known as_____
- reducing agents
- oxidizing agents
- drying agents
- organic compounds
- dehydrating agents