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Question
Give reason for the following:
H2SO4 cannot be prepared by heating sodium sulphate with conc. HCl or HNO3
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Solution
As sulphuric acid is non volatile, it is used to prepare volatile acids like HCl and HNO3. Thus these acids cannot be used to prepare sulphuric acid.
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