During the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas on a humid day,the gas is usually passed through the guard tube containing calcium chloride. The role of calcium chloride taken in the guard tube is to

  • A
    absorb the evolved gas
  • B
    moisten the gas
  • C
    absorb moisture from the gas
  • D
    absorb $Cl^-$ ions from the evolved gas

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