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Standard XII
Chemistry
Valency and Oxidation State
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Question
Find oxidation number of S in
P
b
S
O
4
.
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Solution
P
b
S
O
4
→
P
b
2
+
[
S
O
4
]
2
−
Let the oxidation state of
S
be
x
The oxidation state of
O
is -2
Therefore, for
[
S
O
4
]
2
−
⇒
x
+
4
(
−
2
)
=
−
2
∴
x
−
8
=
−
2
∴
x
=
+
6
Therefore, the oxidation number of
S
in
P
b
S
O
4
is +6.
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