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Write the chemical equation when: Formic acid reacts with concentrated `H_2SO_4`.

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Concentrated `H_2 SO_4` is a strong dehydrating agent. It dehydrates oxalic acid to a mixture of CO and `CO_2`, formic acid to CO and sugar to sugar charcoal.
`underset("Formic acid")(HCOOH) underset(Delta)overset("Conc." H_2 SO_4)to H_2 O + underset("Carbon monoxide")(CO) `
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