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Starting from carbon dioxide how would you obtain

(a) A weak acid

(b) A fertilizer

(c) A highly poisonous gas

(d) Black particles of carbon.

[Give balanced equations for the same]

Carbon dioxide

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(a) CO2 dissolves in water under pressure to give a weak acid called carbonic acid [H2CO3].

CO2 + H2O ⟶ H2CO3

(b) CO2 reacts with ammonia gas at elevated temperatures & pressures forming Urea [(NH2)2CO], an important nitrogenous fertilizer.

2NH3 + CO2 ⟶ (NH2)2CO + H2O

(c) CO2 when passed over heated coke [carbon] is reduced to Carbon monoxide [CO] which is a highly poisonous gas.

CO2 + C ⟶ 2CO

(d) Burning magnesium burns in CO2 producing Magnesium oxide [MgO] & black particles of carbon [C].

2Mg + CO2 ⟶ 2MgO + C

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