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Question
Explain why when the stopper of a bottle full of hydrogen chloride gas is opened, there are fumes in the air.
Solution
When the stopper is opened, the \[\ce{HCl}\] gas reacts with the air's water vapors to make hydrochloric acid, which produces white fumes.
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