Question

10.Saloni took a piece of burning charcoal and collected the gas evolved in a
test tube.
a) How will she find the nature of the gas ?
b) Write down word equations of all the reactions taking place in this
process.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) In a test tube containing gas, add a few drops of water. Now cover the test tube and shake well. After shaking, test the solution with blue litmus. It will change from blue to red. Thus, gas is acidic in nature.

b) Charcoal reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas.