In the presence of water, sulphur is oxidized by ozone to yield

Options

A. `SO_(3)`
B. `H_(2)SO_(4)`
C. `SO_(2)`
D. `H_(2)SO_(3)`

Answer

2

Explanation

Moist sulphur is oxidized to sulphuric acid:
`S+H_(2)O+3O_(3)rarrH_(2)SO_(4)+3O_(2)`
Similarly ,moist phosphorus,arsenic and iodine are oxidized to their corrosponding oxyacids:
`2P+3H_(2)O+5O_(3)rarr2H_(3)PO_(4)+5O_(2)`
`2As+3H_(2)O+5O_(3)rarr2H_(3)AsO_(4)+5O_(2)`
`O_(3)rarrO_(2)+Oxx5`
`(I_(2)+H_(2)O+5Orarr2HIO_(3))/(I_(2)+H_(2)O+5O_(3)rarr2HIO_(3)+5O_(2))`