JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    Sulphur in \[+3\] oxidation state is present in

    A)  dithionous acid

    B)  sulphurous acid

    C)  thionous acid      

    D)  phyrosulphuric acid

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[\underset{Dithionous\,\,acid}{\mathop{H-O-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{S}}\,-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{S}}\,-O-H}}\,\] Let oxidation state of sulphur is x.                 \[2\times 1+4\times (-2)+2x=0\]                 \[2-8+2x=0\]                 \[2x=+6\]                 \[x=+3\]


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