Which catalyst is used in the contact process to convert sulphur dioxide into sulphur trioxide?

Aluminium (III) oxide

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Vanadium (V) oxide

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Zeigler-Natta catalyst

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Wilkinson’s catalyst

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The correct option is B
Vanadium (V) oxide

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Which catalyst is used to produce sulphur trioxide from sulphur dioxide in contact process?

Q. (a) Name the catalyst which helps in the conversion of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide in step C.
(b) In the Contact process for the manufacture of the sulphuric acid, sulphur trioxide is not converted to sulphuric acid by reacting it with water. Instead, a two-steps procedure is used. Write the equations for the two steps involved in D.
(c) What type of substance will liberate sulphur dioxide from sodium sulphite to step E?
(d) Write the equation for the reaction by which sulphur dioxide is converted to sodium sulphite in step F.
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(i) Name the catalyst which helps in the conversion of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide in step C.
(ii) In the contact process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid, sulphur trioxide is not converted to sulphuric acid by reacting it with water. Instead a two-step procedure is used. Write the equations for the two step involved in D.
(iii) What type of substance will liberate sulphur dioxide from sodium sulphite in step E?
(iv) Write the equation for the reaction by which sulphur dioxide is converted to sodium sulphite in step F?

Q. What is the catalyst used in the preparation of sulphur trioxide from sulphur dioxide?

Q. Oxidation of sulphur dioxide into sulphur trioxide in the absence of a catalyst is a slow process but this oxidation occurs easily in the atmosphere. Which substance here catalyse the reaction?

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Which catalyst is used in the contact process to convert sulphur dioxide into sulphur trioxide?

The correct option is B Vanadium (V) oxide

The correct option is B
Vanadium (V) oxide