Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H_(2)SO_(4) to give colourless fumes with pungent smell. But on adding MnO_(2) the fumes become greenish yellow. Reason : MnO_(2) oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.

Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H_(2)SO_(4) to give colourle

1.	Assertion : NaCl reacts with concentrated H_(2)SO_(4) to give colourless fumes with pungent smell. But on adding MnO_(2) the fumes become greenish yellow. Reason : MnO_(2) oxidises HCl to chlorine gas which is greenish yellow.
Answer» Both ASSERTION and REASON are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion. Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement. Both assertion and reason are wrong statement. Solution :Reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (NaCl REACTS with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` to give colourless fumes of HCl which on treatment with `MnO_(2)` get oxidised to yellowish GREEN coloured `Cl_(2)` gas).