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Calculate the oxidatioin number of S in `SO_(4)^(2-)` ion.

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Let the oxidation number of S in `SO_(4)^(2-)` ion in x.
Now,
Oxidation number of S + Oxidation number of `O xx 4 =-2`
`X+(-2xx4)=-2`
`x=+6`
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