Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

A test-tube containing HBr(g) and another separate test-tube containing HI(g) are both heated to the same temperature. Which set of observations could be seen?

  • Atest-tube of HBr(g): a brown vapour appears; test-tube of HI(g): no change
  • Btest-tube of HBr(g): a purple vapour appears; test-tube of HI(g): no change
  • Ctest-tube of HBr(g): no change; test-tube of HI(g): a brown vapour appears
  • Dtest-tube of HBr(g): no change; test-tube of HI(g): a purple vapour appears

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