Question

Write the balanced chemical equation for the following:

Action of concentrated Sulphuric acid on Carbon.

Answer 1

Reaction between Conc. Sulphuric acid and Carbon:

• Concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with non-metal to form their respective oxides.
• When concentrated Sulphuric Acid $\left({\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\right)$ reacts with Carbon $\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$ , it will give Carbon dioxide gas $\left({\mathrm{CO}}_2\right)$, Water$\left({\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$ & Sulphur dioxide gas $\left({\mathrm{SO}}_2\right)$ as a product.

Balanced chemical equation:

$\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}}{\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Suphuric}\mathrm{acid}}{2{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}}{{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\text{water}}{2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Suphur}\mathrm{dioxide}}{2{\mathrm{SO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$