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Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:37 am
by kingon
In which reaction chlorine gas is being produced?
1) HCl + H2SO4 + MnO2
2) NaCl + H2SO4 + MnO2

Re: Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:38 am
by ChenBeier
Both

Re: Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:54 am
by EMUT_COSMOS
The latter cannot!
1)MnO2+4HCl=MnCl2+Cl2 (H2SO4 is regarded as a kind of catalyst.)
2)NaCl+H2SO4=Na2SO4+HCl

Re: Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:39 am
by ChenBeier
NO Read it correctly.

1.1) HCl + H2SO4 + MnO2
2) NaCl + H2SO4 + MnO2

Both mixtures contain MnO2, so Chlorine will be developed in both cases.

Re: Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:39 pm
by EMUT_COSMOS
Sorry, I made a mistake. The latter is "4NaCl + MnO2 + 2H2SO4 = Cl2 + Na2SO4 + MnCl2 + 2H2O"

Re: Chlorine gas

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:16 pm
by ChenBeier
Correct