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Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide have some properties in common. Which property is shown by one of these compounds, but not by the other ?

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is used as a food preservative

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forms ‘acid – rain’

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is a reducing agent

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is soluble in water

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Solution

The correct option is A
is used as a food preservative

$N a H S O_{3}$ is used as food preservative as it produces $S O_{2}$ on decomposition which checks the oxidation of food.

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