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What is the name of $Na X_{2} S X_{2} O X_{3}$ ?

Asodium hyposulfate
Bsodium sulfite
Csodium thiosulfate
Dsodium disulfate

Answer: C

S X_{2} O X_{3} X^{2 -}

is the sulfate ion with one O replaced by S, called thiosulfate. The compound is sodium thiosulfate.

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