why is chlorine gas passed through water in the preparation of chlorine
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The reason is the chlorine gas will be contaminated by gaseous HCl and water!
In order to get rid of HCl the raw-product is passed through water.
In order to get rid of water the raw-product is passed through a drying agent that is concentrated sulfuric acid. In the end you will get pure chlorine gas Cl
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