Determine the oxidation number of sulfur in each of the following substances: (a) Barium sulfate, BaSO4 (b)

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Determine the oxidation number of sulfur in each of the following substances:
(a) Barium sulfate, BaSO4
(b) Sulfurous acid, H2SO3
(c) Strontium sulfide, SrS
(d) Hydrogen sulfide, H2S.
(e) Based on these compounds what is the range of oxidation numbers seen for sulfur? Is there any relationship between the range of accessible oxidation states and sulfur's position on the periodic table?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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