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For the latimer diagram for sulfur in basic solution what species would be unstable with respect to disproportionation
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In a Latimer diagram for sulfur in basic solution, the species SO3^2- is unstable with respect to disproportionation. This is because its reduction potential is more positive than that of SO4^2- and less positive than that of S2O3^2-. This means that SO3^2- can be both oxidized to SO4^2- and reduced to S2O3^2- under the given conditions.
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