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KCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Excess of \(\mathrm{PCl}_{5}\) reacts with concentrated \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) giving

  1. A chlorosulphuric acid
  2. B sulphurous acid
  3. C sulphury chloride
  4. D thionyl chloride
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(C) sulphury chloride

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\(\mathrm{PCl}_{5}\) reacts with \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) and replaces the hydroxyl groups by chlorine atoms.