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In the latimer diagram for sulfur in basic solution, what species would be unstable due to disproportionation
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In a Latimer diagram for sulfur in basic solution, the species SO3^2- (sulfite) is unstable due to disproportionation. This is because the reduction potential for SO3^2- to S^2- is more positive than the reduction potential for SO3^2- to SO4^2-. This means that SO3^2- is more easily oxidized to SO4^2- than it is reduced to S^2-, leading to a disproportionation reaction where SO3^2- acts as both the oxidizing and reducing agent.
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