The order of increasing oxidation number of S in `S_(8),S_(2),O_(8)^(-2),S_(2)O_(3)^(2-),S_(4)O_(6)^(-2)` is given below -

Options

A. `S_(8)ltS_(2)O_(8)^(-2)ltS_(2)O_(3)^(2-)ltS_(4)O_(6)^(-2)`
B. `S_(2)O_(8)^(-2)ltS_(2)O_(3)^(-2)ltS_(4)O_(6)^(-2)ltS_(8)`
C. `S_(2)O_(8)^(-2)ltS_(8)ltS_(4)O_(6)^(2-)ltS_(2)O_(3)^(-2)`
D. `S_(8)ltS_(2)O_(3)^(2-)ltS_(4)O_(6)^(-2)ltS_(2)O_(8)^(-2)`

Answer

D

Explanation

The oxidation number of S are shown below along with the compounds
`{:(S_(8),S_(2)O_(8)^(-2)",",S_(2)O_(3)^(-2)",",S_(4)O_(8)^(-2)),(0,+7,+2,+2.5):}`
Hence the order of increasing of oxidation number of S is-