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Question

Sulphuric acid acts as

Options

A.hygroscopic agent
B.sulphonating agent
C.reducing agent
D.oxidising agent.

Solution

Sulphuric acid has very high affinity towards water and that is why it is used as dehydrating agent. Concentrated H2SO4 + concentrated HNO3 acts as a sulphonating agent for the sulphonation of various aromatic compounds. It acts as oxidising agent and oxidises HBr to Br2 and HI to I2.

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