Thread: Structure and Oxidataion no.
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Old March 22nd, 2006, 14:13
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I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think that in this compound, Na2S4O6, has three O2 2- groups. The oxygen atoms in an O2 2- group have oxidation states of -1; therefore, the oxidation states of the sulfur would be 2.