A salt of volatile acid X reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid to form sodium bisulphate and acetic acid. What is X?

Sodium hydroxide

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Sodium sulphate

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Sodium acetate

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Sodium carbonate

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Solution

The correct option is C
Sodium acetate

When sodium acetate reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid, sodium bisulphite and acetic acid is formed.

$C H_{3} C O O N a S a l t o f v o l a t i l e a c i d + H_{2} S O_{4} c o n c . \to N a H S O_{4} a c i d s a l t + C H_{3} C O O H v o l a t i l e a c i d$

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