Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Group 17

Group 17 — practice question

Concentrated sulfuric acid reacts with solid sodium chloride at room temperature, and it also reacts with solid sodium iodide at room temperature. Which row correctly describes the way concentrated sulfuric acid behaves in each reaction?

  • Awith sodium chloride: as an oxidising agent only; with sodium iodide: as an oxidising agent only
  • Bwith sodium chloride: as a strong acid and as an oxidising agent; with sodium iodide: as a strong acid only
  • Cwith sodium chloride: as a strong acid only; with sodium iodide: as a strong acid and as an oxidising agent
  • Dwith sodium chloride: as a strong acid only; with sodium iodide: as a strong acid only

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