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Direction (22 - 25): Sulphur has a number of oxyacids which are known either in free state or in the form of salts or both. Acids ending in -ous have S in the oxidation state '+4' and form salts ending in -ite. Acids ending in -ic have S in the oxidation state '+6' and form salt ending in -ate. In peroxyacids, there is a peroxy linkage hence oxidation number of sulphur is '+6'. Oxyacids with S-S links are called thioacids.

A salt of \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{3}}\] acid is called

A) Sulphate           

B) Sulphurate

C) Sulphite        

D) Sulphide.