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Question
Describe the reaction that show
Concentrated sulphuric acid is a dehydrating agent.
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Solution
Concentrated sulphuric acid as dehydrating agent as it removes water of crystallization of hydrated salts and renders them anhydrous.
\[\ce{CuSO4.5H2O ->[H2SO4] CuSO4 + 5H2O}\]
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