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Question

H2SO4  has very corrosive action on skin because :

Options

A.it reacts with proteins
B.it acts as an oxidising agent
C.it acts as a dehydrating agent
D.it acts as a dehydrating agent and absorption of water is highly exothermic.

Solution

H2SO4 has great affinity for water and thus acts is dehydrating agent. The absorption of water by H2SO4 is accompanied with the evolution of large amount of heat.

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