Chemistry
Explain why when the stopper of a bottle full of hydrogen chloride gas is opened there are fumes in the air
Hydrogen Chloride
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When hydrogen chloride gas is exposed to air, it gives white fumes, due to the formation of hydrochloric acid on dissolving in atmospheric water vapour.
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