1) Acid rain component 2) Airborne pollutant 3) Reducing agent
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Sulfur dioxide was used by the Romans in winemaking, when they discovered that burning sulfur candles inside empty wine vessels kept them fresh and free from vinegar smell. ==Structure and bonding== SO2 is a bent molecule with C2v symmetry point group. A valence bond theory approach which just considered s and p orbitals would describe the bonding...
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(from the article `spectroscopy`) ...majority of them the first unoccupied MOs tend to lie at considerably higher energies than in visibly coloured compounds. Examples are sodium ... Several oxides are formed by sulfur and oxygen; the most important is the heavy, colourless, poisonous gas sulfur dioxide, SO2. It is used primarily ... ...
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SO2 Molar mass: 64.0638
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A gas that causes acid rain. Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, releases sulfur dioxide (SO
2) into the atmosphere.
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(SO2) A colorless, pungent, poisonous gas which dissolves in water to give a mixture of sulfuric and sulfurous acids. Sulfur dioxide is used in the contact process to manufacture sulfuric acid and as a refrigerant, bleaching agent, and preservative. D...
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A pungent gas used in wine to inhibit wild yeast growth, to protect wine from air oxidation and to inhibit browning in juice and wine. Pure sulfur dioxide gas has the pungent smell of burned (or burning) match heads. Fortunately, nobody has to use more than a few parts per million in wine. If done properly, the sulfur dioxide in wine is unnoticeabl...
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<chemical> A highly toxic, colourless, nonflammable gas. It is used as a pharmaceutical aid and antioxidant. It is also an environmental air pollutant. ... Pharmacological action: air pollutants, environmental, antioxidants, pharmaceutic aid. ... Chemical name: Sulfur dioxide ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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A criteria air pollutant and gas produced by burning coal, most notably in power plants. Some industrial processes, such as production of paper and smelting of metals, produce sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide is closely related to sulfuric acid, a strong acid. Sulfur dioxide plays an important role in the production of acid rain.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a colorless, nonflammable gas with a strong, suffocating odor; a powerful reducing agent used to prevent oxidative deterioration of food and medicinal products. Synonyms: sulfurous oxide
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A pungent gas used in wine to inhibit wild yeast growth, to protect wine from air oxidation and to inhibit browning in juice and wine.
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A gas produced from volcanic eruptions, ocean spray, organic decomposition and the burning of fossil fuels. Sulfur dioxide is a component in the creation of acid precipitation. This colorless gas has the chemical formula SO
2.
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A compound used in several stages of the winemaking process as both an antioxidant (to prevent oxidation) and an antiseptic (to prevent bacterial formation). Too much can cause off burnt match or rotten egg aromas and flavors in a wine. The burnt match aromas can fade if the bottle is left open for a brief time, but the rotten egg is caused by the ...
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n] - a toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes
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sulphur dioxide noun a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
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SO2. See Sulfite.
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(SO2) A gaseous chemical compound. It is produced by volcanoes and in various industrial processes. Since coal and petroleum often contain sulfur compounds, their combustion generates sulfur dioxide. A reducing agent.
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A gas liberated during the smelting of most sulfide ores; either converted into sulfuric acid or released into the atmosphere in the form of a gas.
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(SO2) A naturally occuring gas consisting of sulfur and oxygen that causes acid rain. Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, releases SO2 into the atmosphere.
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a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO, formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
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