Roasting of sulphides gives the gas $X$ as a byproduct. This is a colourless gas with a choking smell of burnt sulphur and causes great damage to respiratory organs as a result of acid rain. Its aqueous solution is acidic,acts as a reducing agent,and its acid has never been isolated.
The gas $X$ is

  • A
    $CO_2$
  • B
    $SO_3$
  • C
    $H_2S$
  • D
    $SO_2$

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