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Question
Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph.
The name of the product formed in the reaction of sulphur and ______ is sulphur dioxide gas. When sulphur dioxide is dissolved in ______, sulphurous acid is formed. The sulphurous acid turns ______ litmus paper to ______. Generally oxides of ______ are acidic in nature.
After completing the paragraph, write two questions which you can raise on the basis of this information.
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Solution
The name of the product formed in the reaction of sulphur and oxygen is sulphur dioxide gas. When sulphur dioxide is dissolved in water, sulphurous acid is formed. The sulphurous acid turns blue litmus paper to red. Generally oxides of non-metals are acidic in nature.
Questions may be :
- Which gas is formed when sulphur reacts with oxygen?
- What is the nature of oxides of non-metals?
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