Which of the following is not a property of sulphuric acid?

It acts as a strong dehydrating agent

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It is a Lewis acid

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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 C It cannot char carbohydrates
Sulphuric acid is a Lewis 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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