Distinguish between dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute sulphuric acid
Compounds (10)How will you distinguish between dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute sulphuric acid using lead nitrate solution?
Answer
On adding lead nitrate solution to both, they form white precipitate but the one in which the white precipitate disappears on heating is HCl, while in H2SO4, the white precipitate remains insoluble on heating.
- Exam Year: 2017