What happens when SO2 gas is passed through a potassium dichromate solution?
Colour changes from orange to green
When SO2 gas is passed through potassium dichromate solution, the colour of potassium dichromate changes from orange to green (chromium sulphate). This is the potassium dichromate test for sulphuric acid.
2 K2Cr2O7 + 8H2SO4 → 2 K2SO4 + 2 Cr2(SO4)3 + 8 H2O + 3O2