Passage-II :
Sulphuric acid is considered as the king of chemicals. The prosperity of any country is measured by the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes. Sulphuric acid is, thus a substance of very great commercial importance as it is used practically in every important industry. This is due to the following properties of sulphuric acid
Which of the following reactions predict the oxidizing behavior of `H_(2)SO_(4)`?

Options

A. `2HI+H_(2)SO_(4) to I_(2)+SO_(2)+2H_(2)O`
B. `NaCl+H_(2)SO_(4) to NaHSO_(4)+NaHSO_(4)+HCl`
C. `2NaOH+H_(2)SO_(4) to Na_(2)SO_(4)+2H_(2)O`
D. `2PCl_(5)+H_(2)SO_(4) to 2POCl_(3)+2HCl+SO_(2)Cl_(2)`

Answer

A

Explanation

`2HI+H_(2)SO_(4) to I_(2)+SO_(2)+2H_(2)O`