(a) Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide forms acid rain. ‘Acid rain’ is the rain water containing sulphuric acid and nitric acid.
$$HN{O_2} + 2{H_2}O + {O_2} \to 4HN{O_3}$$
$$2S{O_2} + 2{H_2}O + {O_2} \to 2{H_2}S{O_4}$$
(b) $$N{O_2}$$ and $$S{O_2}$$ act as a good reducing agent e.g. $$S{O_2}$$ reduces halogens to halogen acid $$C{l_2} + 2{H_2}O + S{O_2} \to 2HCl + {H_2}S{O_4}$$
(c) $$N{O_2}$$ and $$S{O_2}$$ both are soluble in water.
(d) $$S{O_2}$$ is used in the manufacture of sodium bisulphite $$\left( {NaHS{O_3}} \right)$$ which is used as a preservative for jams, jellies and squashes.
272.
White phosphorous reacts with limited chlorine and the product is hydrolysed in the presence of water. What would be the mass of $$HCl$$ obtained
by the hydrolysis of the product formed by the reaction of $$62\,g$$ of white phosphorus with chlorine in the presence of water ?
When orthophosphoric acid $$\left( {{H_3}P{O_4}} \right)$$ is heated and dehydration takes place. It form metaphosphoric acid $$\left( {HP{O_3}} \right).$$
\[{{H}_{3}}P{{O}_{4}}\xrightarrow[{{600}^{\circ }}C]{\Delta }HP{{O}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O\]
275.
The correct statement with respect to $$CO$$ is
A
it combines with $${H_2}O$$ to give carbonic acid
$$CO$$ react with haemoglobin, forms carboxy haemoglobin and stopes the supply of $${O_2}$$
276.
An oxide $$X$$ in its normal form is almost non-reactive due to very high $$X - O$$ bond enthalpy. It resists the attack by halogens, hydrogen and most of acids and metals even at elevated temperatures. It is only attacked by $$HF$$  and $$NaOH.$$ The oxide $$X$$ is