Oxidation number of sulphur?

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Oxidation number of sulphur?

In thiosulphate what are the oxidation number of the sulphurs and the oxygens?

2007-05-31 06:52:39 · 2 answers · asked by basilb101 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

And what does the dashed O~S bond mean?

2007-05-31 06:55:00 · update #1

The dashed bond is on all the Oxygens.

2007-05-31 07:12:36 · update #2

2 answers

S2O3-2

O is -2 (3x total -6)

so S is +2 (2x total +4)

net charge -2

the dashed S-O bond just means that the atom is going behind the plane of the x-y axis see the suflate ion

ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfate

2007-05-31 06:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

+2 and -2

2007-05-31 14:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋