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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following:
A piece of wood becomes black when concentrated sulphuric acid is poured on it.
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उत्तर
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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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the name given to the salts of sulphurous acid?
What is the name given to the salts of sulphuric acid?
Copy and complete the following table:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Substance reacted with acid | Dilute or concentrated acid | Gas |
| Hydrogen | ||
| Carbon dioxide | ||
| Only chlorine |
How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Aqueous barium chloride to barium sulphate.
In using sulphuric acid to prepare other acids, as mentioned above, which property of sulphuric acid is used ?
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) \[\ce{Na2CO3 + H2SO4 -> Na2SO4 + H2O + CO2}\]
HCl, HNO3 and H2SO4 are formulae of three compounds. Which of these compounds has the highest boiling point and which has the lowest?
How will you identify?
Sulphur dioxide gas
Which property of sulphuric acid accounts for its use as a dehydrating agent?
Arrange the following as per the instruction given in the bracket:
Sulphuric acid, Phosphoric acid, Acetic acid (increasing order of number of replaceable H atoms per molecule).
