Is the product formed on burning sulphur acidic or basic?
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Sulfur is only mildly flammable under normal atmospheric conditions, but in pure oxygen, it burns with a very nice blue flame. The products of the combustion are sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide:

S(s) + O₂(g) ——> SO₂(g)
S(s) + 3O₂(g) ——2SO₃(g)
Both are acidic

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Is the product formed on burning sulphur acidic or basic? Explain

Sulfur is only mildly flammable under normal atmospheric conditions, but in pure oxygen, it burns with a very nice blue flame. The products of the combustion are sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide: S(s) + O2(g) ——> SO2(g) ​S(s) + 3O2(g) ——2SO3(g) Both are acidic

Is the product formed on burning sulphur acidic or basic?
Explain

Sulfur is only mildly flammable under normal atmospheric conditions, but in pure oxygen, it burns with a very nice blue flame. The products of the combustion are sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide:

S(s) + O₂(g) ——> SO₂(g)
S(s) + 3O₂(g) ——2SO₃(g)
Both are acidic