NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - The p-Block Elements
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Question : 64
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Write the conditions to maximise the yield of H2SO4 by Contact process.
Solution:  
The key step in the manufacture of sulphuric acid is oxidation of SO2 to SO3 in presence of V2O5 catalyst.
2SO2+O2
V2O5
2
S
O3
,

ΔH=196.6kJmol1
The reaction is exothermic and reversible. Hence, low temperature andhigh pressure are the favourable conditions for maximum yield of SO3 . Inpractice a pressure of 2 bar and temperature of 720 K is maintained.
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