What the oxidation number of the sufur atom in K2SO4?
1 Answer
Mar 17, 2018
We gots
Explanation:
As always, the sum of the oxidation numbers EQUALS the charge on the ion or species....here we gots
And thus
And so we add
...i.e. here sulfur is fully oxidized...and its oxidation number is the same as its Group number on the Periodic Table...
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