{"id":74688,"date":"2026-07-15T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74688"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:04:06","slug":"sulphur-dioxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sulphur-dioxide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulphur Dioxide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sulphur Dioxide Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a new analysis showed that most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants which were exempted from pollution rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sulphur Dioxide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>inorganic compound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a heavy, colorless, gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is produced in huge quantities in intermediate steps of sulfuric acid manufacture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties of Sulphur Dioxide<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>colorless gas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>pungent odor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>liquid when under pressure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it <\/span><b>dissolves in water very easily.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is used to <\/span><b>manufacture chemicals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in paper pulping, in metal and food processing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Impacts of Sulphur Dioxide:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is harmful for human health, environment and climate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Sources of Sulphur Dioxide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Burning of Coal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sulfur dioxide in the air comes mainly from activities such as the burning of <\/span><b>coal and oil at power<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plants or from copper smelting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Industries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is usually prepared <\/span><b>industrially by the burning in air or oxygen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of sulfur or such compounds of sulfur as iron pyrite or copper pyrite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Occurrence: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In nature, sulfur dioxide can be released to the <\/span><b>air from volcanic eruptions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>From Fossil Fuel burning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The largest source of SO2 in the atmosphere is <\/span><b>the burning of fossil fuels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by power plants and other industrial facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/energy\/most-sulphur-dioxide-around-delhi-comes-from-coal-plants-exempted-from-pollution-rules-crea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sulphur Dioxide is an inorganic compound, a heavy, colorless, gas. 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