What happens when sulphuryl chloride dissolved in water?

Nitric acid is formed

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Sulphuric acid is formed

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Nitrous acid is formed

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Sulfurous acid is formed

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The correct option is B
Sulphuric acid is formed

Sulphuryl chloride dissolved in water to form $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and HCI.

$S O_{2} C I_{2} + 2 H_{2} O \to H_{2} S O_{4}$ +2HCI

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What happens when sulphuryl chloride dissolved in water?

The correct option is B Sulphuric acid is formed Sulphuryl chloride dissolved in water to form H2SO4 and HCI. SO2CI2+2H2O→H2SO4 +2HCI

The correct option is B
Sulphuric acid is formed

Sulphuryl chloride dissolved in water to form $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and HCI.

$S O_{2} C I_{2} + 2 H_{2} O \to H_{2} S O_{4}$ +2HCI