Which of the following is/are true regarding sulphuric acid?

It acts as a strong dehydrating agent

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It is a Lewis base

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It cannot char carbohydrates

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It is dense and oily

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Solution

The correct option is D It is dense and oily
Sulphuric acid is a Bronsted acid and is a dense oily liquid which acts as a strong dehydrating agent due to its high affinity towards water.
It chars carbohydrates to from black precipitates of carbon.

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