There are rules to assigning conventional oxidation numbers to some elements. For those unspecified, you can solve them. This is how you solve it.
*S8. Since this is in elemental form, its oxidation number is assigned as 0.
*H2S. H is assigned with +1. Since the compound is neutral, the overall charge is 0. So,
2(+1) + x = 0
x = -2
The charge of S here is -2.
*SO₂. O is assigned with (-2). Using the same procedure,
x + 2(-2) = 0
x = +2
The charge of S here is +2.
*H₂SO₃.
2(+1) + x + 3(-2) = 0
x = +4.
The charge of S here is +4.
*K₂SO₄. K is assigned with +1.
2(+1) + x + 4(-2) = 0
x = +6
The charge of S here is +6.
<em>The S with the highest oxidation number is the one in K₂SO₄.</em>
Answer:
protons and neutrons have different charges but they have approximately the same mass
Is there answer choices ?
Below are the choices that can be found from other sources:
<span>A) elements
B) ions
C) molecules
D) neutrons
the answer is ions.
</span>A Star<span> and hence our Sun, is an almost entirely ionized ball of </span>plasma<span>, consisting of electrons and ions, in which there is hardly any gas (neutral atoms). The movement of the </span>plasma<span> produces strong magnetic fields and corresponding electric currents.</span>
The physical state that best describes the scientist's sample is solid (option C).
<h3>What are the states of matter?</h3>
Matter refers to any substance that has mass and occupies space. The states of matter are as follows;
- Solids; a substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container.
- Gases; a matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid
- Liquids; substance that is flowing such as water; Liquids readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle.
According to this question, a scientist observed a sample of an unknown material to have molecules that are packed closely together and have fixed positions in space relative to each other. It has resistance to deformation and change of volume.
This description best fits the solid state of matter.
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