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Gas A is bubbled through slaked lime when a white precipitate is...
Gas A is bubbled through slaked lime when a white precipitate is formed. On prolonged bubbling the precipitate is dissolved. On heating the resultant solution, the white precipitate reappears with evolution of gas B. The gases A and B respectively are
Options
ACO and CO
BCO2 and CO
CCO and CO2
DCO2 and CO2
Correct answer
D. CO2 and CO2
Step-by-step solution
{CO2(A)+Ca(OH)2⟶CaCO3white ppt↓+H2O
{CaCO3+CO2+H2O⟶Ca(HCO3)2Calcium bicarbonate (Souble in water)