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Which property of sulphuric acid is shown by the reaction of the concentrated sulphuric acid with carbon?
State the property of sulphuric acid shown by the reaction of conc. sulphuric acid when heated with carbon.
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Solution
It behaves as an oxidising agent and oxidises carbon to carbon dioxide.
\[\ce{C + 2H2SO4 -> CO2\uparrow + 2H2O + 2SO2\uparrow}\]
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