Question:

Passing $H _{2} S$ gas through nitric acid produces

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • rhombic sulphur
  • colloidal sulphur
  • amorphous sulphur
  • plastic sulphur
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Nitric acid, being a strong oxidising agent, oxidises hydrogen sulphide into colloidal sulphur. $3 H _{2} S +2 HNO _{3} \longrightarrow \underset{\text { yellow ppt}}{3S}+2 NO +4 H _{2} O$
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