Sulphuric acid is manufactured in large scale by the contact process. The basic reaction in the contact process is catalytic oxidation of sulphur(IV) oxide.

      

Sulphuric acid is manufactured in large scale by the contact process. The basic reaction in the
contact process is catalytic oxidation of sulphur(IV) oxide.
(a) Name the catalyst used.
(b) Write an equation for the basic reaction.

  

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(a) Vanadium (V) oxide

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 20, 2019 at 13:28

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