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Hydrogen chloride gas turns the blue litmus paper:
  1. red
  2. green
  3. black
  4. no change in colour

A
black
B
no change in colour
C
green
D
red
Solution
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The colour of blue litmus paper changes only in the presence of ions like hydrogen (H+) or hydronium (H3O+) ions. HCl can produce these ions only in an aqueous solution. Hence dry HCl gas does not change the colour of dry litmus paper.

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