An element $X$ which is a yellow solid at room temperature shows catenation and allotropy. $X$ forms two oxides which are also formed during the thermal decomposition of ferrous sulphate crystals and are the major air pollutants.

The nature of oxides formed is :

acidic

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basic

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neutral

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A acidic
Sulphur is a yellow crystalline solid.

sulphur forms two oxide that is $S O_{2}, S O_{3}$ .These are very harmful to our environment because these form sulphuric acid and sulphurous acid.

The given element is sulphur atomic number $16.$

$S O_{2} + H_{2} O \to H_{2} S O_{3}$

$S O_{3} + H_{2} O \to H_{2} S O_{4}$ .

Hence those are sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide.

Hence the correct option is A.

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An element X which is a yellow solid at room temperature shows catenation and allotropy. X forms two oxides which are also formed during the thermal decomposition of ferrous sulphate crystals and are the major air pollutants.The nature of oxides formed is :

An element $X$ which is a yellow solid at room temperature shows catenation and allotropy. $X$ forms two oxides which are also formed during the thermal decomposition of ferrous sulphate crystals and are the major air pollutants.

The nature of oxides formed is :