Question Smells/looks like chlorine

[The-Hive]

So anyways needed about 600ml HCI about 35%. Ran the old Sodium Bisulphate and salt method.. only I used rock salt recrystallised for obviouse reasons. Condensed the fumes into RBF.. it’s yellow green tinted smells like chlorine

 

[HerrHaber]

Chlorine it may be, I just hope you got to stop the whole thing...

 

[The-Hive]

Heads farting tbh won’t desolve aluminium but will slowly dissolve zinc

 

[HerrHaber]

I haven't got a clue what it is but I trust you are familiar with the smell of chlorine

 

[The-Hive]

Sure am normally use chlorine for mercury. Il do it again with normal salt see how that gos..

 

[HerrHaber]

For HCl gas I use conc. H2SO4 dropped over table salt and maybe a little heat, the gas must be bubbled through con. H2SO4 to be dry... this method is pretty common

 

[The-Hive]

HCI +MnO2 cheaper option