A sulphate of a metal (A) on heating evolves two gases (B) and (C) and an oxide (D). Gas (B) turns K2Cr2O7 paper green while gas (C) forms a trimer in which there is no S-S bond. Compound (D) with conc. HCl forms a Lewis acid (E) which exists in a dimer. Compounds (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) are respectively: