The oxidation numbers of sulfur in the given species are:
Thus, sulfur does not have the same oxidation number in the pairs H2SO3 and SO2, and HS− and S2−.
| LIST I (Experiment) | LIST II (Conclusion) |
|---|---|
| A. Photoelectric effect | I. Ether medium does not exist |
| B. Michelson-Morley | II. Light is made up of photons |
| C. Stern-Gerlach | III. Quantization of electronic orbit |
| D. Franck-Hertz | IV. Electron spin moment |