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What is the property of concentrated sulphuric acid which allows it to be used in the preparation of hydrogen chloride and nitric acid?
What property of conc. \[\ce{H2SO4}\] allows it to be used in the preparation of \[\ce{HCl}\] and \[\ce{HNO3}\] acids.
Solution 1
Sulphuric acid is, although, weaker then hydrochloric acid hydrochloric acid is more volatile than sulphuric acid. This property makes it useful in the preparation of hydrochloric acid.
Solution 2
Non volatile acid
Notes
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