NEET2012Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
Sulphur trioxide can be obtained by which of the following reaction
Options
- ACaSO ₄+ C
- BFe ₂ ( SO ₄ )₃
- CS + H ₂ SO ₄
- DH ₂ SO ₄+ PCl ₅
Correct answer
B. Fe ₂ ( SO ₄ )₃
Step-by-step solution
(a) CaSO ₄+ C CaO + SO ₂+ CO (b) Fe ₂ ( SO ₄ )₃ Fe ₂ O ₃+3 SO ₃ (c) S +2 H ₂ SO ₄ 3 SO ₂+2 H ₂ O (d) H ₂ SO ₄+ PCl ₅ SO ₃ HCl + POCl ₃+ HCl SO ₃ HCl is chloro sulphonic acid Thus, SO ₃ is obtained by heating Fe ₂ ( SO ₄ )₃ .