NEETChemistry-Redox Reactions
NEET Chemistry Reducing Agents Multiple Correct Question
Type: Multiple Correct-conceptual-Hard-Class 11
Which of the following reactions shows the reducing property of SO₂ ? (i) Cl₂ + SO₂ → SO₂Cl₂ (ii) 2H₂S + SO₂ → 3S + 2H₂O (iii) 2FeCl₃ + SO₂ + 2H₂O → 2FeCl₂ + H₂SO₄ + 2HCl (iv) SO₂ + H₂O → H₂SO₃
A
(i) only
B
(i) and (iii)
C
(ii) and (iv)
D
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
Correct Answer
Option 4
Detailed Explanation
SO₂ acts as a reducing agent in reactions (ii), (iii), and (iv) by donating electrons.
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