Due to its high affinity for water, sulphuric acid can be used as :

a strong acid

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as an oxidising agent

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as a dehydrating agent

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as an electrolyte

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The correct option is C as a dehydrating agent
Conc. sulphuric acid acts as a strong dehydrating agent.

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Q. Assertion :Concentrated and not dilute

H_{2} S O_{4}

-behaves as a dehydrating agent. Reason: Concentrated sulphuric acid behaves as a strong dehydrating agent as the hydration reaction is highly exothermic. It has strong affinity for water removing water molecules from other compounds

(a) Name the process used for the large scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.
(b) Which property of sulphuric acid accounts for its use as a dehydrating agent?
(c) Concentrated sulphuric acid is both an oxidising agent and a non-volatile acid. Write one equation each to illustrate the properties of sulphuric acid mentioned above.

Conc. sulphuric acid is used as a dehydrating agent due to its ___ nature.

Describe the reactions that show
(i) Concentrated sulphuric acid is a non-volatile acid.
(ii) Concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent.
(iii) Concentrated sulphuric acid is an oxidising agent.
(iv) Dilute sulphuric acid behaves as dibasic acid.

Q. Due to its great affinity for water

H_{2} S O_{4}

is used as the dehydrating agent.

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Due to its high affinity for water, sulphuric acid can be used as :

The correct option is C as a dehydrating agentConc. sulphuric acid acts as a strong dehydrating agent.

The correct option is C as a dehydrating agent
Conc. sulphuric acid acts as a strong dehydrating agent.