Give two balanced reaction to show the following properties of sulphuric acid: Oxidising agent.

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Oxidising agent:

$H_{2} S O_{4} \to H_{2} O + S O_{2} + [O]$

Nascent oxygen oxidizes non-metals, metals and inorganic compounds.

For example,
Carbon to carbon dioxide.

$C + H_{2} S O_{4} \to C O_{2} + H_{2} O + 2 S O_{2}$

Sulphur to sulphur dioxide.

$S + H_{2} S O_{4} \to 3 S O_{2} + 2 H_{2} O$ .

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(iii) Concentrated sulphuric acid is an oxidising agent.
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(a) Acidic nature

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Give two balanced reaction to show the following properties of sulphuric acid: Oxidising agent.

Oxidising agent: H2SO4→H2O+SO2+[O] Nascent oxygen oxidizes non-metals, metals and inorganic compounds. For example, Carbon to carbon dioxide. C+H2SO4→CO2+H2O+2SO2 Sulphur to sulphur dioxide. S+H2SO4→3SO2+2H2O.