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Heating sodium chloride with conc. gives:

Heating sodium chloride with conc. \( H_{2} S O_{4} \) gives:

  • A. sodium sulphate
  • B. sodium bisulphate and \( H_{2} S O_{4} \)
  • C. sodium bisulphate and HCI
  • D. reaction does not occur

Step-by-step solution

Concentrated sulfuric acid reacts with sodium chloride upon heating to produce sodium bisulfate (sodium bisulfate) and hydrogen chloride gas. This is a standard laboratory preparation of HCl.
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