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Sulphur disappears when boiled with aqueous solution of sodium sulphite. Assign reason.

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Sulphur reacts with sodium sulphite to form water soluble sodium thiosulphate, also called hypo. Therefore, its colour disappears.
`underset("Sod. Sulphite")(Na_(2)SO_(3))+Soverset("Heat")to underset("Sodium thiosulphate.")(Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3))`
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