Chemistry
Write balanced chemical equations: when hot and concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with the following:
(a) Sulphur
(b) NaOH
(c) Sugar
(d) Carbon
(e) Copper
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In the manufacture of sulphuric acid by the Contact process, give the equations for the conversion of sulphur trioxide to sulphuric acid.
Give a balanced equation for the conversion of zinc oxide to zinc sulphate.
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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(b) Concentrated sulphuric acid is both an oxidizing agent and a non-volatile acid. Write one equation each to illustrate the above mentioned properties of sulphuric acid.