Chemistry
What property of conc. H2SO4 is made use of in each of the following cases? Give an equation for the reaction in each case:
(a) in the production of HCl gas when it reacts with a chloride,
(b) in the preparation of CO from HCOOH.
(c) as a source of hydrogen by diluting it and adding a strip of magnesium.
(d) in the preparation of sulphur dioxide by warming a mixture of conc. sulphuric acid and copper-turnings.
(e) hydrogen chloride gas is passed through concentrated sulphuric acid.
(f) it's reaction with (i) Ethanol (ii) Carbon.
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