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Q.

Statement-I : SO3 Is more acidic than SO2 
Statement-II : Potassium chlorate on thermal decomposition in presence of MnO2 Gives oxygen

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a

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

b

Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect

c

Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

d

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

According to the theories, sulfur trioxide (SO3) should be more acidic than sulfur dioxide because sulfur trioxide reacts violently with water and forms sulfuric acid, which is a stronger acid than sulfurous acid. Therefore, SO3 is more acidic than SO2.

To do this, the potassium chlorate must be heated to temperatures greater than 400 °C, causing it to thermally decompose into potassium chloride and free oxygen:

 2 KClO3 (s) →  2 KCl (s) + 3O2 (g)

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