In an experiment, 50 mL of 0.1 M solution of a salt reacted with 25 mL of 0.1 M solution of sodium sulphite. The half equation for the oxidation of sulphite ion is:
SO2−3(aq)+H2O→SO2−4(aq)+2H+(aq)+2e−
If the oxidation number of the metal in the salt was 3, what would be the new oxidation number of the metal?