Calculate oxidation number of sulphur given the following. (a)H2S (b) S8 (c) H2SO3 (d) H3SO4 (e) Na2S2O3 (f) H2S2O8 (g) SO²-3 (h) SO²-4
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The structure of H
2
S
2
O
8
is given below.
H−O−
O
∣∣
S
∣∣
O
-O-O-
O
∣∣
S
∣∣
O
-O-H
In the structure of H
2
S
2
O
8
, two oxygen atoms are involved in peroxide linkage, hence oxidation number will be −1 (each). Remaining oxygen atoms will have −2 charge. Thus, we can calculate the oxidation state of sulphur (x) as follows:
H
2
S
2
O
8
=2
H
(+1)
+2
S
(x)
+2
O−O
(−1)
+6
O
(−2)
=0
x=+6.
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