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State the properties of Concentrated sulphuric(VI)acid

      

State the properties of Concentrated sulphuric(VI)acid

  

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Wilfred
(i)Concentrated sulphuric(VI)acid is a colourless oily liquid with a density of 1.84gcm-3.It has a boiling point of 338oC.
(ii) Concentrated sulphuric(VI)acid is very soluble in water. The solubility /dissolution of the acid very highly exothermic.
The concentrated acid should thus be diluted slowly in excess water.
Water should never be added to the acid because the hot acid scatters highly corrosive fumes out of the container.
(iii) Concentrated sulphuric (VI)acid is a covalent compound. It has no free H+ ions.
Free H+ ions are responsible for turning the blue litmus paper red. Concentrated sulphuric (VI) acid thus do not change the blue litmus paper red.
(iv) Concentrated sulphuric (VI)acid is hygroscopic. It absorbs water from the atmosphere and do not form a solution.
This makes concentrated sulphuric (VI) acid very suitable as drying agent during preparation of gases.
Wilfykil answered the question on February 19, 2019 at 07:46


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