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A report on sulfur dioxide
Date Submitted: 10/10/2003 07:07:58
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) is a colourless gas at room temperature and has a pungent odour. It can be formed into a liquid at under high pressure; it dissolves in water easily and has a boiling point of -10°C. Sulfur Dioxide is a combination of oxygen and sulfur, which both have six valence electrons.
Sulfur Dioxide is a polar molecule with the more electronegative atom, oxygen, bearing a partial negative charge and
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and streams, and causes accelerated corrosion of buildings and monuments, and reduces visibility.
There are a number of ways to reduce the emissions of Sulfur Dioxide and also acid rain, including: switching fuel sources to natural gas, oil, or renewable energy sources; switching to low-sulfur coal; removing the sulfur from the coal before burning and removing the sulfur from the smoke stack after combustion through the installation of pollution control equipment such as filtration systems.
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