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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGOxy AcidMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Passage / Comprehension
Sulphur may form oxyacid, some of these can be isolated as free acid, others are known as either as aqueous solution or as crystaolline salt of the corresponding oxyacid anions.
In which of the following oxyacid have following two properties :-
(I) Oxidation number of all sulphur atoms is same
(II) Oxidation number of all oxygen atoms is same
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
In compounds containing S–S chains, different sulphur atoms may have different oxidation states.
Only in symmetrical structures like Marshall's acid, both sulphur atoms have the same oxidation state and oxygen atoms are also equivalent.
Other given sulphur oxyacids have non-uniform oxidation states.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:Oxy Acid
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