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Roasting of sulphides gives the gas X as a byproduct. This is colorless gas with choking smell of burnt sulphur and causes great damage to respiratory organs as a result of acid rain. Its aqueous solution is acidic, acts as a reducing agent and its acid has never been isolated. The gas X is -

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Answer please! Roasting of sulphides gives the gas X as a by product. This is a colorless gas with choking smell of burnt sulphur and causes great damage to respiratory organs as a result of acid rain. Its aqueous solution is acidic, acts as a reduci

Roasting of sulphides gives the gas X as a by product. This is a colorless gas with choking smell of burnt sulphur and causes great damage to respiratory organs as a result of acid rain. Its aqueous solution is acidic, acts as a reducing agent and its acid has never been isolated. The gas X is:

Option 1) SO3 Option 2) H2S Option 3) SO2 Option 4) CO2

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A aadil.khan

Answered 1 year, 2 months ago

As learnt in concept @10255

Roasting is heating of the ore in the presence of air below its fusion temperature.

for instance, 2PleS+3O_{2}\rightarrow 2PleO+2SO_{2}

SO_{2} has a choking smell and causes acid rain.

Option 1)

SO3

This solution is incorrect.

Option 2)

H2S

This solution is incorrect.

Option 3)

SO2

This solution is correct.

Option 4)

CO2

This solution is incorrect