Chemistry
Give reasons for the following:
Sulphurous acid forms two types of salts on reaction with an alkali.
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Sulphurous acid (H2SO3) is a dibasic acid, i.e., it contains two replaceable hydrogen ions per molecule of the acid. Hence, it can form normal salt as well as acid salt on reaction with an alkali.
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