Sulfur dioxide gas will form when nitric acid is added to?
I have CaSO so far but don't know how many of oxygen I would need.

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Sulfur dioxide gas will form when nitric acid is added to?
I have CaSO so far but don't know how many of oxygen I would need.

anonymous · Answer

So far I guessed as such but really unsure if this would make seance.
HNO3 + CaSO4 ----> SO2+CaNO3+ H20

aaronq · Answer

that's a random question .. maybe sulfur?

anonymous · Answer

My questions is how much sulfer in CaSO do I need is it 4 like I wrote out in the equation I have or is it 3?

aaronq · Answer

to be honest, you cant just know from the number of of atoms in the formula. it has to do with oxidation states and molecular structure.