Chemistry
Choose the property of sulphuric acid (A, B, C or D), which is relevant to each of the preparations (i) to (iii) :
A: Dil. acid (typical acid properties)
B: Non-volatile acid
C: Oxidizing agent
D: Dehydrating agent
Preparation of :
(i) HCl
(ii) ethene from ethanol
(iii) copper sulphate from copper oxide.
Related Questions
In the Contact process, sulphur trioxide is not converted to sulphuric acid by reacting it with water. Instead a two- step procedure is used. Write the equations for the two steps involved.
Write balanced equations for the following:
(i) Potassium hydrogen carbonate and dilute sulphuric acid.
(ii) Sodium nitrate and concentrated sulphuric acid.
Name the process used for the large scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.
Which property of sulphuric acid accounts for it's use as a dehydrating agent.