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Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?

Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
Dry HCl gas does not contain any hydrogen ions in it, so it does not show acidic behaviour. In fact, dry HCl gas does not change the colour of dry litmus paper as it has no hydrogen ions [H+(aq) ions] in it.

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