Asked by Haley
When sulfur dioxide is bubbled through a solution containing bromothymol blue, the solution changes from blue to yellow because sulfur dioxide _______________________.
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Answered by
Scott
reacts with water to form sulfuric acid
this is the "acid rain" reaction
this is the "acid rain" reaction
Answered by
DrBob222
Not quite. The reaction is
SO2 + H2O ==> H2SO3 which is sulfurous acid. It is true, however, that the SO2 gets blown into the higher atmosphere where it may react with O2 to form SO3 and that reacts, as you show, to form sulfuric acid.
SO2 + H2O ==> H2SO3 which is sulfurous acid. It is true, however, that the SO2 gets blown into the higher atmosphere where it may react with O2 to form SO3 and that reacts, as you show, to form sulfuric acid.
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