The sulfurous acid . Colorless liquid with a suffocating sulphurous odor, formula H 2 SO 3 . It is one of those responsible for Acid Rains .
Summary
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- 1 Properties
- 2 Industrial Applications
- 3 Medical Applications
- 4 Sources
Properties
It is unstable and only exists in solution. It is soluble in water and in alcohol . It is highly corrosive and a powerful reducing agent.
It is formed in nature by the combination of Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ), generally emitted by large factories, with existing water in the atmosphere. Later it returns to the earth forming part of the so-called Acid Rains .
In the form of a gas it is colorless, with a pungent odor. It liquefies at -10 ° C and solidifies at -76 ° C
Industrial applications
- Disinfection of premises, although its action is not very intense.
- It was used as a rodenticide, although it was replaced by Hydrocyanic Acid and its derivatives.
