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Which of the following scientists first prepared hydrogen chloride by heating common salt with sulphuric acid?(a) Rudolf Glauber(b) Joseph Priestley(c) Humphry Davy(d) Antoine LavoisierI had been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.The query is from P-Block Elements topic in division P-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct answer is (a) RUDOLF Glauber

Explanation: Rudolf Glauber prepared hydrogen CHLORIDE in 1648 by HEATING common salt with CONCENTRATED sulphuric acid. Humphry Davy, in 1810, established its true nature and showed that it is a COMPOUND of hydrogen and chlorine.



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