Upon treatment with concentrated sulphuric acid, oxalates yield :
A
colourless carbon dioxide and CO gases
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B
coloured carbon monoxide
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C
only carbon dioxide
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D
only carbon monoxide
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Solution
The correct option is A colourless carbon dioxide and CO gases On treatment with concentrated sulphuric acid, oxalates gives colourless CO2 and CO gases. These gases burn with a bluish flame and turn lime water milky. Oxalates also decolourise KMnO4 and give a white precipitate with CaCl2.