Question

Write the balanced chemical equation. Reaction of concentrated sulphuric acid with carbon.

Answer 1

1. Because concentrated sulphuric acid is an oxidising agent, it oxidises carbon to carbon dioxide.
   Therefore, the chemical reaction can be written as :
   $\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to 2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{SO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$