Sulfurous acid

Japanese: 亜硫酸 - ありゅうさん(英語表記)sulfurous acid
Sulfurous acid

A dibasic acid thought to be produced in an aqueous solution of sulfur dioxide. It is usually expressed as H 2 SO 3. However, in reality, the production of H 2 SO 3 has not been observed, and it is actually sulfur dioxide hydrate, SO 2.n H 2 O,
SO 2n H 2 O―→HSO 3 - +H 3 O + +( n -2)H 2 O
It is best to do this. Even if a sulfurous acid solution is evaporated, no free acid is obtained. This is because the dissolved sulfur dioxide becomes a gas (sulfur dioxide) and escapes as it evaporates. It is weakly acidic, and produces sulfur dioxide when combined with strong acids. It acts as a strong reducing agent, and is oxidized by oxygen, halogens, and hydrogen peroxide to become sulfuric acid. It can also act as an oxidizing agent, although its reducing effect is weaker than that of a reducing agent, and it itself becomes sulfur. In addition to being used as a reducing agent, it is also used as a bleaching agent. Sulfur dioxide released into the atmosphere combines with suspended moisture to produce sulfurous acid, which then becomes sulfuric acid through photochemical reactions, causing air pollution.

[Kenichi Morinaga and Katsunori Nakahara]

[Reference item] | Sulfur dioxide

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

二酸化硫黄(いおう)の水溶液中に生成していると考えられる二塩基酸。普通H2SO3で表す。しかし実際にはH2SO3の生成は認められず、二酸化硫黄の水和物SO2nH2Oであり、
  SO2nH2O―→HSO3-+H3O++(n-2)H2O
とするのがよい。亜硫酸溶液を蒸発しても遊離の酸は得られない。それは、溶けていた二酸化硫黄が蒸発の際、気体(二酸化硫黄)となって逃げていくからである。酸性は弱く、強酸により二酸化硫黄を発生する。強い還元剤として働き、酸素、ハロゲン、過酸化水素によって酸化され、硫酸となる。また、還元作用よりは弱いが、酸化剤として働くことがあり、自身は硫黄となる。還元剤のほか漂白剤としても用いられる。大気中に放出された二酸化硫黄は浮遊する水分と結合して亜硫酸を生成し、光化学反応などによって硫酸となり、大気汚染の原因となっている。

[守永健一・中原勝儼]

[参照項目] | 二酸化硫黄

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