sulfur trioxide
Noun
Meaning
sulfur trioxide (uncountable)
(inorganic chemistry) A corrosive liquid, SO3, which forms sulfuric acid on contact with water; made commercially by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide.
Examples
For example, sulfur trioxide is not produced quantitatively by the combustion of sulfur.
This combustion process produces gaseous sulfur dioxide ( SOmain ) and sulfur trioxide ( SOmain ) which are then used to manufacture "new" sulfuric acid.
Diethyl sulfate and triethyl phosphate are prepared by treating ethanol with sulfur trioxide and phosphorus pentoxide respectively.
The chemicals most often released are chlorine and sulfur trioxide.
This reaction is reversible and the formation of the sulfur trioxide is exothermic.
When they reach temperatures above 300 °C, sulfuric acid begins to decompose into sulfur trioxide and water, both in the gas phase.