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Hydrogen is not prepared by the reaction of concentrated sulphuric acid on zinc. Explain.

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Concentrated sulphuric acid is not used for the preparation of hydrogen because it reacts with zinc to form SO2 gas instead of hydrogen. 

Zn + 2H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + 2H2O + SO2



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