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The two elements P and R were separately burned in air, the products gave the results recorded in the table below:

The two elements P and R were separately burned in air, the products gave the results recorded in the table below:

(a) Suggest the identity of element R.
(b) Describe how the nature of the solutions of the of the oxides were determined

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a) Element R – Sulphur

b) Mix solid P oxide with water
Put blue and litmus paper, Blue litmus paper remains blue, red litmus paper changes to blue.
Put blue and red litmus papers in water
Blue changes to red, red remains red.

maurice.mutuku answered the question on October 11, 2019 at 08:23

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