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Adding concentrated HCl to pink aqueous cobalt chloride gives a solution that is

Acolourless
Bgreen
Cdeep blue
Dyellow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. deep blue
Chloride replaces water to give the tetrahedral [CoCl4]2- complex, which is deep blue.
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