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Give reasons for the following:

A piece of wood becomes black when concentrated sulphuric acid is poured on it.

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A piece of wood becomes black because carbon is set free when cellulose [C6H10O5]n gets charred by conc. H2SO4.

\[\ce{[C6H10O5]_n ->[conc. H2SO4] 6[C]_n + 5[H2O]_n}\]

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Comment, sulphuric acid is referred to as King of chemicals.


Give reason for the following:
In the contact process, sulphur dioxide is dissolved in 98% sulphuric acid and not in water.


How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Aqueous barium chloride to barium sulphate.


Fill in the blank with appropriate word/words :
For the reaction SO2 + O2⇌ SO3 + Heat, the favourable conditions are _________ and __________.


Some properties of sulphuric acid are listed below. Choose the property A, B, C or D which is responsible for the reaction (a) to (e). Some properties may be repeated.
A. Acid
B. Dehydrating agent
C. Non-volatile acid
D. Oxidizing agent

(a) \[\ce{C12H22O11 + nH2SO4 -> 12C + 11H2O + nH2SO4}\]
(b) \[\ce{S + 2H2SO4 -> 3SO2 + 2H2O}\]
(c) \[\ce{NaCl + 2H2SO4 -> NaHSO4 + HCl}\]
(d) \[\ce{CuO + 2H2SO4 -> CuSO4 + H2O}\] 
(e) \[\ce{Na2CO3 + H2SO4 -> Na2SO4 + H2O + CO2}\]


How will you identify?
Sulphur dioxide gas


Write a balanced chemical equation:

When hot and concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with the sugar.


Some properties of sulphuric acid are listed below. Choose the property A, B, C or D which is responsible for the reactions (i) to (v). Some properties may be repeated:

  1. Typical acid
  2. Dehydrating agent
  3. Non-volatile acid
  4. Oxidizing agent
  1. \[\ce{C12H22O11 + nH2SO4 -> 12C + 11H2O + nH2SO4}\]
  2. \[\ce{S + 2H2SO4 -> 3SO2 + 2H2O}\]
  3. \[\ce{NaCl + H2SO4 -> NaHSO4 + HCl}\]
  4. \[\ce{CuO + H2SO4 -> CuSO4 + H2O}\]
  5. \[\ce{Na2CO3 + H2SO4 -> Na2SO4 + H2O + CO2}\]

Which property of sulphuric acid accounts for its use as a dehydrating agent?


The following is the typical property of dilute acid. Complete it by inserting suitable words:

\[\ce{Sulphite/hydrogen sulphite + Acid ->  \underline{\phantom{.......}} + \underline{\phantom{.......}} + \underline{\phantom{.......}}}\]


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