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Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species : H_(2)ul(S_(2))O_(7)

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Solution :`overset(+1)(H_(2))overset(x)(S_(2))overset(-2)(O_(7))`
`[(+1)xx2]+[(x)xx2]+[(-2)xx7]=0`
or `2x=+14-2=+12`
or x=+6
`:.` The oxidation NUMBER of S in `H_(2)S_(2)O_(7)` is +6.


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