NEET2013ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsActual
Roasting of sulphides gives the gas X as a by-product. This is a colourless 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 insolated. The gas X is
Options
- AH ₂ ~S
- BSO ₂
- CCO ₂
- DSO ₃
Correct answer
B. SO ₂
Step-by-step solution
SO ₂ gas is obtained when any sulphide ore is roasted. 2 M ₂ ~S +3 O ₂ 2 M ₂ O +2 SO ₂ This gas exhibits all the characteristics given in the question.