Question

Sulfur trioxide, SO3(g), reacts with water to form sulfuric acid, H2SO4(g), a major component of volcanic smog. What is the balanced chemical equation for this reaction?

Answer 1

SO3(g) + H2O(g) ----- H2SO4(g) that's on edge

Answer 2

Answer: The chemical equation is given below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Every balanced chemical equation follows Law of Conservation of mass. This law states that the total number of individual atoms on reactant side must be equal to the total number or individual atoms on the product side.

We need to write the chemical equation for the reaction of sulfur trioxide with water, the equation follows:

`SO_3(g)+H_2O(l)\rightarrow H_2SO_4(g)`

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

1 mole of sulfur trioxide gas reacts with 1 mole of water molecule to produce 1 mole of sulfuric acid gas.

Hence, the balanced chemical equation is given above.