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Why does concentrated sulfuric acid produce SO2 when reacted with Zinc instead of hydrogen
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When concentrated sulfuric acid reacts with zinc, it produces sulfur dioxide (SO2) instead of hydrogen (H2) because the oxidizing power of concentrated sulfuric acid is stronger than that of zinc. In this reaction, zinc acts as a reducing agent, and sulfuric acid acts as an oxidizing agent. The products of the reaction are zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). The reaction can be represented by the following equation: Zn + 2H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
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