Chemistry, asked by jskarrey8690, 11 months ago

Give reason so2 can act as oxidising agent as well as reducing agent but so3 can act as oxidising agent only

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so2 can act as oxidising agent as well as reducing agent but so3 can act as oxidising agent only why?

in a so3 the oxidation state of sulphur is + 6 ( maximum attainable oxidation state) so it can only gain electron to attain + 4 and -2 oxidation state but it cannot lose electrons

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