Question 5.2
Translate the following statement into chemical equation and then balance it:

Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphur dioxide.

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Solution

The chemical equation for the above statement is -

$H_{2} S (g) + O_{2} (g) ⟶ {S O}_{2} (g) + H_{2} O (l)$
The balanced chemical equation for the above chemical equation will be
$2 H_{2} S (g) + 3 O_{2} (g) ⟶ 2 S O_{2} (g) + 2 H_{2} O (l)$

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