Explain the effects of heat on sulphates.

Explain the effects of heat on sulphates.

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- Decompose on heating and liberate SO₂ and SO₃ or SO₃ alone;
- However quite a number of sulphates do not decompose on heating; and thus require very strong heating in order to decompose.

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Kavungya answered the question on April 29, 2019 at 09:57

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