Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H2SO4 to give colourless fumes with pungent smell. But on adding MnO2 the fumes become greenish yellow.
Reason : MnO2 oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(iii) Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.
(iv) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
(v) Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H2SO4 to give colourless fumes with pungent smell. But on adding MnO2 the fumes become greenish yellow.
Reason : MnO2 oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(iii) Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.
(iv) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
(v) Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
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1 Answer
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This is a assertion and reason answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Correct option is (i)
When NaCl reacts with concentrated H2SO4, it produces colourless fumes with a pungent smell, but when MnO2 is added, the fumes turn greenish yellow. MnO2 oxidizes HCl to chlorine gas, which then turns greenish yellow.
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