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Acid Catalysed Hydrolysis of Esters

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why sulphuric acid is used instead of hcl for the titration of oxalic acid?

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HCl is volatile and chloride ions interfere in the titration and act as a reducing agent whereas sulfate ions do not interfere in the reaction. Therefore sulfuric acid is used for the titration of oxalic acid.

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