Question
Download Solution PDFIf dilute sulphuric acid is added to granular zinc, which of the following gases will form?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Hydrogen.
Key Points
- When dilute sulphuric acid is poured on zinc granules, then zinc being more reactive than hydrogen displaces it from the acid and forms zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas.
- Zn + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2.
- Hydrogen is a combustible gas and burns with a popping sound.
- This can be observed when a match stick that is burnt is bought ear to the test tube.
Additional Information
- Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
- Hydrogen is the lightest element in the periodic table.
- Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe, constituting roughly 75% of all baryonic mass.
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