This compound is made in laboratories by exposing formic acid to hot, concentrated sulfuric acid. It can also be produced whe
This compound is made in laboratories by exposing formic acid to hot, concentrated sulfuric acid. It can also be produced when common compounds come into contact with coke. It is used to synthesize methanol and as a reducing agent. Unfortunately, this colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas binds with hemoglobin molecules much more easily than oxygen, so people exposed to heavy concentrations of it experience drowsiness, headaches, and eventually death. Name this common diatomic molecule.
This compound is made in laboratories by exposing formic acid to hot, concentrated sulfuric acid.