Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give reason for the following:
Sulphuric acid can form two kinds of salts with sodium chloride.
Advertisements
Solution
Sulphuric acid when reacts with sodium chloride it forms sodium bisulphate and hydrochloric acid because sulphuric acid when treated with salts of more volatile acids displaces the more volatile acid.
\[\ce{NaCl + H2SO4 ->[200°C] NaHSO4 + HCl}\]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write a balanced chemical equation for the following:
Action of concentrated sulphuric acid on Sulphur.
Why is concentrated sulphuric acid kept in air tight bottles?
Define the following term : Hygroscopic substance
Name the following:
Products obtained by treating zinc with dilute sulphuric acid.
How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Oxalic acid to carbon monoxide.
Name the catalyst used in the process.
What would you see, when a crystal of CuSO4.5H2O is placed in concentrated sulphuric acid? Give reason to explain your observation.
Give one equation to show the following property of sulphuric acid:
As a non-volatile acid
Name the acid formed when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water.
Write a balanced equation for the following conversion:
Lead sulphate from lead nitrate and sulphuric acid.
