Question

Write the formula of the following acid: Sulphurous acid

Answer 1

Sulphurous acid:

• ${\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_3$ is a chemical compound with the chemical name Sulphurous Acid.
• It consists of 2 hydrogens$\left(\mathrm{H}\right)$,1 sulphur$\left(\mathrm{S}\right)$ and 3 oxygen$\left(\mathrm{O}\right)$ atoms
• Sulphurous acid is also called Sulphur dioxide solution or dihydrogen trioxosulfate or trioxosulfuric acid.
• It is an intermediate species to produces acid rain from sulphur dioxide$\left({\mathrm{SO}}_2\right)$.
• Trioxosulfuric acid is a liquid without colour and has a pungent burning sulphur smell
• It is corrosive to tissue and metals.