Count the number of specific linkages in the following species and find their sum: - m1 = number of S-S bonds in S3O9 (trithionate-type species) - m2 = number of P-P bonds in (HPO3)3 (cyclic trimetaphosphate) - m3 = number of S-S bonds in S2O8²- (peroxodisulfate ion) - m4 = number of O-O b

Question

Count the number of specific linkages in the following species and find their sum: - m1 = number of S-S bonds in S3O9 (trithionate-type species) - m2 = number of P-P bonds in (HPO3)3 (cyclic trimetaphosphate) - m3 = number of S-S bonds in S2O8²- (peroxodisulfate ion) - m4 = number of O-O bonds in S2O6²- (dithionate ion) Find m1 + m2 + m3 + m4.

Accepted Answer

2. Only trithionate contributes S-S bonds (m1=2); the other species either lack the asked bond type entirely: metaphosphate has no P-P (m2=0), peroxodisulfate has no S-S (m3=0), and dithionate has no O-O (m4=0). Sum = 2.

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