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Question
What property of conc. H2SO4 is made use of in the following case? Give an equation for the reaction in this case:
In the preparation of CO and HCOOH.
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Solution
That conc. H2SO4 is a dehydrating agent.
\[\ce{HCOOH ->[Conc.H2SO4] CO + H2O}\]
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