The Contact Process is the primary industrial method for manufacturing concentrated sulfuric acid. It critically relies on a specific transition metal oxide catalyst () to drastically lower the activa

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The Contact Process is the primary industrial method for manufacturing concentrated sulfuric acid. It critically relies on a specific transition metal oxide catalyst ($V_2O_5$) to drastically lower the activation energy for the oxidation of sulfur dioxide ($SO_2$) to sulfur trioxide ($SO_3$). What is the exact group number in the modern IUPAC periodic table of the specific transition metal central to this catalyst?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: 5. The catalyst utilized in the Contact process is Vanadium(V) oxide, . The transition metal is Vanadium (). Vanadium has an atomic number of and a ground state electronic configuration of . Because it contains valence electrons ( in the -subshell and in the -subshell), Vanadium is located strictly in Group of the modern periodic table.

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