One way to express the concentration of oleum (fuming H2SO4 or H2S2O7, i.e., H2SO4+SO3) is in terms of % oleum. (100+X)% oleum means that XgH2O reacts with equivalent amount of SO3 to give oleum.
% of free SO3 in 109% oleum is:
A
10
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B
20
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C
30
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D
40
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Solution
The correct option is D 40 (100+X)%=109% i.e., 9g of water react with equivalent amount of SO3 to give H2SO4. H2O+SO3→H2SO4 18gH2O≡80gSO3 9gH2O≡40gSO3, i.e., % of free SO3