What is the oxidation number of sulfur in CaSO3 ( 3 is a subscript)?

It’s +6

Explanation:

Oxidation number refers to the total number of electrons gained or lost during a chemical reaction.

In the example above sulphur has an oxidation number of +6 while the oxidation number for the calcium in CaSO4 is +2 the oxidation number for oxygen is -2.

vanderwaal's forces of attraction are the electrostatic intermolecular forces that exist in a molecule due to the temporary or permanent dipoles that are developed in a molecule. in , the major intermolecular forces are dipole-dipole interactions as the molecule is polar (bent structure). so the vanderwaal's forces of interaction in between molecules are the permanent dipole-dipole interactions that develop due to the dipole that exists in between the polar h - s bond. the positively charged hydrogen atom is attracted towards the negative end of the dipole that is sulfur of the adjacent molecule. therefore, these forces of attraction are relatively stronger than that of london dispersion forces that exist in non polar molecules.

elements make up everything, and they combine to make compounds.

the answer is c