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A colourless, odourless liquid T, gives effervesce with sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) and a white precipitate with silver trioxonitrate (V) solution T is most probably

A.

sodium chloride soluttion

B.

barium chloride solution

C.

dilute trioxonitrate (V) acid

D.

dilute hydrochloric acid

Correct answer is D

Take an unknown substance and add a few drops of it to the silver nitrate solution. If the silver nitrate solution turns white due to the formation of silver chloride, the acid is hydrochloric acid. If the solution remains clear, the acid is nitric acid. T is Hydrochloric Acid(an odorless,  colorless solution with a pungent smell)