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Pyrosulphurous acid + Excess NaOH solution           'P'       +   2H2O

Find the value of expression |x-y| for salt ‘P’,  where x = total number of pi bonds between non metals
and y = maximum number oxygens with double bonds
 

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answer is 6.

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Detailed Solution

The sodium salt (P) structure is:

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There are 3 pi-bonds (x=3) and 3 O atoms bonded with double bonds (y=3). Hence, x+y=6

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