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Question
Give reason for the following:
Oxidation of sulphur results in a product which turns moist blue litmus red.
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Solution
Oxidation of sulphur results in a formation of No’n-metallic acidic oxide i.e. Sulphur Dioxide (S02), hence moist blue litmus turns red.
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