Answer
-2
Work Step by Step
Strontium Sulfide, SrS.
Sr+ is a monatomic ion with a charge of +2. Strontium Sulfide is an uncharged compound, so the sum of the oxidation states must be zero. If strontium is +2, then Sulfur must be -2.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 4 - Reactions in Aqueous Solution - Exercises - Page 159: 4.48c
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