1] Is following Lewis dot structure of SO
3 wrong? If wrong, why? please explain.
2] Chlorine is used to purify drinking water. Excess of chlorine is harmful. The excess of chlorine is removed by treating with sulphur dioxide. Present a balanced equation for this redox change taking place in water.
The given redox reaction can be represented as:
Cl2(s) +SO2(aq) + H2O(l) Cl-(aq) + SO42-Now in the above reaction, if we show on the product side SO
3 and balance this redox reaction, is that correct, useful and practical?
If we use SO
3 on the product side of the above-mentioned redox reaction, the net reaction would be as follows:
Cl2(s) + SO2(aq) +H2O(l) 2Cl-(aq) + SO3(aq) +2H+