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[Post New] 6 Nov 2011 23:10:29 IST
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[Post New] 9 Feb 2012 10:30:31 IST
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It does not acts as a reducing agent. For it to work as a reducing agent it has to get oxidised. And sulphur already has +6 oxidation state in SO3 so it can't get oxidised.
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