NEET2011ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Assertion : The formal oxidation no. of sulphur in Na ₂ ~S ₄ O ₆ is 2.5 . Reason : Two S-atoms are not directly linked with O -atoms.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Formal oxidation number of sulphur = 2 5+2 0 4 =2.5