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>
Sodium. It reacts with most of every other element.
<span>ZnS + O --> ZnO + SO
Okay so first you have to count up the number of elements on each side of the equation. Your objective is to have the same number of each element on both sides.
Left Side:
Zn - 1
S - 1
O - 1
Right Side:
Zn - 1
S - 1
O - 2
Since there are two oxygens on the right side, you have to add a coefficient of 2 to the oxygen on the left side. The coefficient tells us that that element or molecule is being multiplied by the value of coefficient. Since we're adding a coefficient of 2 to the oxygen on the left side, there are now 2 oxygens on that side. Because that is the same amount of oxygen as on the right, the equation is now balanced.
Your final equation should look like this: </span>ZnS + 2O --> ZnO + SO
In conclusion, the answer is 2.
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