The gas produced by heating ferric sulphate strongly is ________ .
A
sulphur trioxide
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B
sulphur dioxide
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C
iron sulphide
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D
all
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Solution
The correct option is A sulphur trioxide Iron pyrite an ore of iron when heated gives sulphur dioxide by electrostatic precipitation. The purified sulphur dioxide is oxidised by oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to gice sulphur trioxide at very high temperature.