Which of the following metals is used as catalyst in manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process?

Which of the following metals is used as catalyst in manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process?
  1. Iron
  2. Platinum
  3. Nickel
  4. Cobalt

Solution

In the contact process of industrial production of sulfuric acid; sulphur dioxide and oxygen from the air react reversibly over a solid catalyst of platinised asbestos.

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (09 May Shift 1)

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