Question

Chemical equation for reaction of sulphate with hydrogen

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

An engineer sees it differently from the way a chemist does. Let’s add a chunk of sodium metal to a beaker of sulfuric acid. No better still you can do this while I watch at a safe distance of say 100 metres. When the sodium hits the acid, it will instantly create an explosion of burning hydrogen gas and burning sodium that will spray acid all over the place accompanied by clouds of sodium oxide and peroxide mist. If you are standing near the reaction you will be burned in at least three ways: (i) acid burns, (ii) caustic soda from water vapour reacting with sodium oxide, and (iii) thermal burns. My point is that a balanced equation for any chemical reaction can sometimes be an idealised deception. Just because you can write it does not make it so.