When formic acid is heated with conc. H_2 SO_4 , the gas evolved is

Correct answer: (B) Only CO. When warmed with conc. H_2 SO_4 , formic acid gives CO and H_2 O . HCOOH stackrel conc. H_2 SO_4longrightarrow CO+H_2 O

Q20 / 180 · KCET 2013 · Chemistry

When formic acid is heated with conc. $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$, the gas evolved is

A
Only $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$
Correct answer
B
Only CO
C
a mixtue of $\mathrm{CO}$ and $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$
D
a mixtue of $\mathrm{SO}_{2}$ and $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$

Solution

When warmed with conc. $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$, formic acid gives $\mathrm{CO}$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$. $\mathrm{HCOOH} \stackrel{\text { conc. } \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CO}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

When formic acid is heated with conc. $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$, the gas evolved is

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