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Chile salt petre is a natural source of NaNO3 which also contains NaIO3. The NaIO3 can be used as a source of iodine which produced in the following reactions:
IO3+3HSO3I+3H+3SO24 ... (i)
5I+IO3+6H+3I2(s)+3H2O ... (ii)
1.0 L of the starting solution which contains 5.80 g NaIO3 per litre is treated with stoichiometric quantity of NaHSO3. A further quantity of the starting solution is added to the reaction mixture to bring about the second reaction.
(Atomic mass of I=127, Na=23, S=32)
___________ equivalents of IO3 are present in one mole of NaIO3 in step (i).

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I formed in step I =5.8198 mol

IO3 required in step II =5.9198×5 mol

=5.8×198198×5 g NaIO3 =1.16 g NaIO3
Volume =1.165.8=0.2 L
IO3+5I1
Change in oxidation number =6 units
Thus, one mole NaIO3=6 equivalents.

Hence, the correct answer is 6.

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