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When formic acid is heated with concentrated `H_(2)SO_(4)`, the gas evolved is

A

only `CO_(2)`

B

only 'CO'

C

a mixture of 'CO' and `'CO_(2)'`

D

a mixture of `'SO_(2)' and 'CO_(2)'`

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B
`underset("Formic acid")(HCOOH) underset(Delta)overset("Conc."H_(2)SO_(4))rarr H_(2)O + CO uarr`
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