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Explain why ammonia gas cannot be dried with concertrated hydrochloric acid during it's preparation in the laboratory.
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DrBob222
Concentrated HCl means to me a solution of HCl. A solution means water so
there can't much drying going on with that much water present. In addition the HCl will react as follows:
NH3 + HCl ==> NH4Cl
there can't much drying going on with that much water present. In addition the HCl will react as follows:
NH3 + HCl ==> NH4Cl