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Question
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) \[\ce{CaF2 + H2SO4 -> CaSO4 + 2HF}\]
(ii) \[\ce{2HI + H2SO4 -> I2 + SO2 + 2H2O}\]
(iii) \[\ce{Cu + 2H2SO4 -> CuSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O}\]
(iv) \[\ce{Nacl + H2SO4 -> NaHSO4 + HCl}\]
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Solution
(ii) \[\ce{2HI + H2SO4 -> I2 + SO2 + 2H2O}\]
(iii) \[\ce{Cu + 2H2SO4 -> CuSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O}\]
Explanation:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{-2}{O}}\phantom{......}\\
||\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{\overset{-1}{HO} - S - \overset{-1}{O} - OH}\\
||\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{\overset{-2}{O}}\phantom{.....}\\
\end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{O}\phantom{.......}\ce{O}\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{.}||\phantom{........}||\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{HO - S - O - O - S - OH}\\
\phantom{.}||\phantom{........}||\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{O}\phantom{........}\ce{O}\phantom{.....}
\end{array}\]
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