Question #80adf

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Sep 25, 2016

H2SO3

Explanation:

Sulfurous and sulfuric acid are both acids formed from an oxide of sulfur. Generally, in chemical lingo anyway, the suffix -ous is used to describe the acid which has one less atom of oxygen than the -ic acid.

For example, sulphuric acid is H2SO4 and sulphurous acid is H2SO3.