Can you assign the sulfur oxidation states in #"sulfate ion,"# #SO_4^(2-)#, and #"sulfite ion,"# #SO_3^(2-)#?

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anor277
Nov 8, 2016

Well, yes...between #"sulfate"#, #SO_4^(2-)#, and #"sulfite"#, #SO_3^(2-)#, ions......?

Explanation:

.......These differ by oxidation state. #SO_4^(2-)# exhibits a #S(+VI)# oxidation state. #SO_3^(2-)# exhibits a #S(+IV)# oxidation state. Of course, you can see the difference in the number of oxygen atoms of each species.

See here for a link to similar answers. If you don't know how to assign oxidation states, see here and [here.](https://socratic.org/questions/acidic-solutions-of-pottasium-permanganate-and-sodium-sulphite-are-mixed-predict?answerSuccess=1)

Good luck!

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