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

Sulphan' is

  1. A a mixture of \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\) and \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{3}\)
  2. B \(100 \%\) conc. \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\)
  3. C a mixture of gypsum and conc. \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\)
  4. D \(100 \%\) oleum (a mixture of \(100 \% \mathrm{SO}_{3}\) in \(100 \%\) \(\left.\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)\)
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(D) \(100 \%\) oleum (a mixture of \(100 \% \mathrm{SO}_{3}\) in \(100 \%\) \(\left.\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)\)

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\(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) saturated with \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\) is called oleum of sulphan. \[ \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}+\mathrm{SO}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{S}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7} \]