Calculate the oxidation number of sulphur in H2SO4, when O.N of H= +1 and O.N. of O= -2.
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Explanation: In sulfuric acid, the molecular formula is H2SO4 . Oxygen almost always has an oxidation number of −2 , so 4 oxygen atoms means the charge is 8− . Sulfur, in this case, has an oxidation number of +6 , which means that SO4 ion has an overall charge of 2−
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