In presence of $H_{2} S, S O_{2}$ acts as :

An oxidising agent.

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

A reducing agent.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

A hydrolysis agent.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

A redox reagent.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A An oxidising agent.
Reaction:
$H_{2} S + S O_{2} \to S_{8} + H_{2} O$ , so $S O_{2}$ acts as oxidising agent.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Equation $H_{2} S + H_{2} O_{2} \to S + 2 H_{2} O$
Here $H_{2} O_{2}$ acts as an ___ agent.

Question 59
A non-metal A, which is the largest constituent of air, when heated with $H_{2}$ in 1:3 ratio in the presence of catalyst $Fe$ , gives a gas B.
On heating with $O_{2}$ , it gives an oxide C. If this oxide is passed into water in the presence of air it gives an acid D, which acts as a strong oxidising agent.

(a) Identify A, B, C and D
(b) To which group of periodic table does this non-metal belong?

Balance the following equations in basic medium by ion-electron method and oxidation number methods and identify the oxidising agent and the reducing agent.

Concentrated nitric acid $H N O_{3}$ is not a strong oxidizing agent.

H_{2} S

acts only as reducing agent while

S O_{2}

can act both as reducing agent and oxidising agent. Explain.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

In presence of H2S, SO2 acts as :

The correct option is A An oxidising agent.Reaction:H2S+SO2→S8+H2O, so SO2 acts as oxidising agent.

In presence of $H_{2} S, S O_{2}$ acts as :

The correct option is A An oxidising agent.
Reaction:
$H_{2} S + S O_{2} \to S_{8} + H_{2} O$ , so $S O_{2}$ acts as oxidising agent.