Question
How will you verify the properties of carbon dioxide?

Answer

  • When a burning candle is placed in a gas jar of carbon dioxide, it extinguishes indicating that carbon dioxide is a non-combustible gas and does not support combustion.
  • When carbon dioxide gas is passed through lime water, it turns lime water milky due to the formation of insoluble calcium carbonate.
  • Moist blue litmus turns red in a gas jar of carbon dioxide indicating, it is acidic in nature.
  • Carbon dioxide is fairly soluble in water, it dissolves in water forming carbonic acid.

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