Question

Name the products formed when hot and concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with the following:
(d) Carbon

Answer 1

When sulphuric acid reacts with carbon it forms carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide gas.
$C+2H_{2}S{O}_4\to C{O}_2+2H_{2}O+2S{O}_2\uparrow$

Additional Information: In the given reaction, $H_{2}S{O}_4$ is acting as an oxidizing agent as it is oxidizing carbon to carbon dioxide.