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Question
What happens when Sulphur burns in oxygen ? Also give the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
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Solution
Sulphur bums with a bright bluish flame, giving the pungent smell of sulphur dioxide.
\[\ce{S + O2 ->[heat] SO2 + heat}\]
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