Persulfate

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The term persulfate refers to ions or compounds with more oxygen than normal sulfates.

These do not have sulfur in a different oxidation state; rather, they contain peroxide units, where two oxygens take the place of one in a normal sulfate; the oxygen atoms are in oxidation state −1.

The main forms are peroxomonosulfates and peroxodisulfates.

[edit] Ions

• Peroxomonosulfate ion, SO₅²⁻
• Peroxodisulfate ion, S₂O₈²⁻

[edit] Acids

• Peroxymonosulfuric acid (persulfuric acid), H₂SO₅
• Peroxydisulfuric acid, H₂S₂O₈

[edit] Example salts

• Sodium peroxomonosulfate, Na₂SO₅
• Sodium peroxodisulfate, Na₂S₂O₈