Assertion: Dry HCl gas does not change the colour of the dry litmus paper.
Reason: It is because dry HCl does not contain the ions.
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Colour of the litmus paper is changed by the hydrogen ions. Dry HCl gas does not contain ions. Acids give hydrogen ions only in the presence of aqueous solution. In case of dry litmus paper and dry HCl, water is not present. Therefore, the colour of the litmus paper does not change.