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Select all compounds, identified by name, in which sulfur has oxidation number $+ 6$ (use $- 1$ for O in the peroxo group).

Aperoxomonosulfuric acid
Bsodium thiosulfate
Cperoxodisulfuric acid
Dsodium sulfite

Answer: A, C

H X_{2} SO X_{5}

:

2 + x - 2 - 6 = 0

,

x = + 6

.

H X_{2} S X_{2} O X_{8}

:

2 + 2 x - 2 - 12 = 0

,

x = + 6

.

Na X_{2} S X_{2} O X_{3}

has average

+ 2

and

Na X_{2} SO X_{3}

has

+ 4

.

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