12.30. Why is a solution of potassium hydroxide used to absorb carbon dioxide evolved during the estimation of carbon present in an organic compound?

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CO2 is acidic in nature and therefore, it reacts with the strong base KOH to form K2CO3.

2KOH + CO2 ? K2CO3+ H2O.

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