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Published on: August 14, 2026
A gas ‘X’ is passed through water to form a saturated solution. The aqueous solution on treatment with silver nitrate gives a white precipitate. The saturated aqueous solution also dissolves magnesium ribbon with evolution of a colourless gas ‘Y’. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
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C
Cl 2 (X) + H 2 O 
HCl + HOCl ;
HCl + AgNO 3 
AgCl ↓ (white) ' + HNO 3 ;
2HCl + Mg 
MgCl 2 + H 2 (y)
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