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What happens when SO₂ gas is mixed with water?

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Normally oxides of nonmetals are found to be acidic. Hence when SO₂ is dissolved in water,sulphurous acid is obtained.

SO₂ + H₂O——->H₂SO₃
The resulting acid is the weakly dibasic acid sulphurous acid(H₂SO₃).

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