COMEDK2024ChemistryRedox Reactions
When a colourless gas is passed through bromine water only decolourisation take place. The gas is
Options
- ASO ₂
- BHBr
- CHCl
- DH ₂ ~S
Correct answer
A. SO ₂
Step-by-step solution
Bromine water is an oxidising agent. It oxidises SO ₂ to SO ₃ and itself get reduced to colourless HBr . aligned & Orange red Br ₂ + H ₂ O Colourless 2 HBr +[ O ] & Colourless SO ₂ +[ O ] SO ₃ & H ₂ O + SO ₃ H ₂ SO ₄ aligned H ₂ ~S is also oxidised by bromine water but in this case, decolourisation is also accompanied by formation of sulphur.