Which of the following is used as desiccant for absorbing water in Leibigs method for estimation of C and H?
Give reasons for the following :
(a) Sodium hydrogen sulphate is not an acid but it dissolves in water to give hydrogen ions, according to the equation
NaHSO4⇌H++Na+SO2−4
(b) Anhydrous calcium chloride is used in a desiccator.