Sulfur dioxide (SO₂), a pollutant that arises from the combustion of fossil fuels, can combine with oxygen (0₂) and water (H₂O) to form sulfuric acid (H₂SO4), a component of acid rain: SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) + H₂O (1) →→→ H₂SO4 (aq). The proper way to balance this equation is: Link to Periodic Table of the Elements SO₂ (g) + O(g) + H₂O (I) - →→→H₂SO4 (aq) SO₂ (g) + O₂(g) + H₂O (I) →→→ H₂SO4 (aq) + O (g) 2 SO₂ (g) + O₂(g) + 2 H₂O (1) →→→ H₂SO4 (aq) 2 SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) + 2 H₂O (1) → 2 H₂SO4 (aq)

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Sulfur dioxide (SO₂), a pollutant that arises from the combustion of fossil fuels, can combine with
oxygen (O₂) and water (H₂O) to form sulfuric acid (H₂SO4), a component of acid rain: SO₂ (g) +
O₂ (g) + H₂O (1) → H₂SO4 (aq). The proper way to balance this equation is:
Link to Periodic Table of the Elements
SO₂ (g) + (g) + H₂O (1) →→ H₂SO4 (aq)
SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) + H₂O (1) → H₂SO4 (aq) + O (g)
2 SO2 (g) + O₂ (g) + 2 H₂O (1)
→ H₂SO4 (aq)
2 SO2 (g) + O₂ (g) + 2 H₂O (1)
2 H₂SO4 (aq)
Transcribed Image Text:Sulfur dioxide (SO₂), a pollutant that arises from the combustion of fossil fuels, can combine with oxygen (O₂) and water (H₂O) to form sulfuric acid (H₂SO4), a component of acid rain: SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) + H₂O (1) → H₂SO4 (aq). The proper way to balance this equation is: Link to Periodic Table of the Elements SO₂ (g) + (g) + H₂O (1) →→ H₂SO4 (aq) SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g) + H₂O (1) → H₂SO4 (aq) + O (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O₂ (g) + 2 H₂O (1) → H₂SO4 (aq) 2 SO2 (g) + O₂ (g) + 2 H₂O (1) 2 H₂SO4 (aq)
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