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Write the structures of (i) peroxomonosulphric acid and (ii) peroxodisulphuric acid and find out the oxidation number of sulphur in them. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) `underset("O.N. of S = 2 (+1)+ 2 (-1) + 3 (-2) + x = 0 or x = +6")underset("Peroxomonosulphric acid"(H_(2)SO_(5)))(OVERSET(+1)(H)-overset(-1)(O)-overset(-1)(O)-underset(underset(-2)(O))underset(||)overset(overset(-2)(O))overset(||)(S)-overset(-2)(O)-overset(-1)(H))` (ii) `underset("O.N. of S = 2 (+1) + 2(-1) + 6(-2)+2x = 0 or x = +6")underset("Peroxodisulphuric acid"(H_(2)S_(2)O_(8)))(overset(+1)(H)-overset(-2)(O)-underset(underset(-2)(O))underset(||)overset(overset(-2)(O))overset(||)(S)-overset(-1)(O)-overset(-1)(O)-underset(underset(-2)(O))underset(||)overset(overset(-2)(O))overset(||)(S)-overset(-2)(O)-overset(+1)(H))` |
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