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

Sulphur dioxide reacts with chlorine in the presence of charcoal to give

  1. A H2SO3
  2. B SOCl2
  3. C SO2Cl2
  4. D H2SO4
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(C) SO2Cl2

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Sulphur dioxide reacts with chlorine in the presence of charcoal to give SO2Cl2 i.e sulphuryl chloride. When sulphur dioxide chemically reacts with chlorine under the presence of charcoal then it results in the formation of sulphuryl chloride. SO2 + Cl2→SO2Cl2