1its a strong very strong dehydrating agent!
how HCl can be dried by passing through conc. sulfuric acid?
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11Yeah, agree with Shubham.
Concentrated Sulfuric acid absorbs water avidly and is an effective drying agent for
gases.
Because the hydration of sulfuric acid is thermodynamically favorable, sulfuric acid is an excellent dehydrating agent
It dehydrates HNO3(nitric acid) too forming nitronium ion NO2+
HNO3 + 2H2SO4 → NO2+ + H3O+ + 2HSO4+
1jus knew tht it was a strong dehydrating agent but was not sure abt the perfect reasons. thnks khyati!
