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Why is hot concentrated sulphuric acid not used in the preparation of hydrogen ?

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Hot concentrated sulphuric acid not used in the preparation of hydrogen because it will produce sulphur dioxide.
`Zn+2H_2SO_4 to ZnSO_4 + SO_2 + 2H_2O`
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