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Chemistry
The oxidation number of S in H2S4O6 is
Q. The oxidation number of
S
in
H
2
S
4
O
6
is
1760
145
Redox Reactions
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A
+
8/3
0%
B
+
5/2
95%
C
+
5
5%
D
−
1
0%
Solution:
The structure of
H
2
S
4
O
6
is shown below:
The O.N. of each of the S atoms linked with each other in the middle is zero while that of each of the remaining two S-atoms is +5. Thus, the average oxidation number of
S
=
4
+
5
+
0
+
0
+
5
=
+
2
5