The odor of skunks is caused by butanethiol, C4H10S. The household bleach can deodorize the smell according to the following reaction represented by equation:
2C4H10S + NaClO → C8H18S2 + NaCl + H2O
where the two sulfurdryl bonds form a disulfide bond.
Identify the oxidized element in this reaction.
A. H B. Cl C. S D. O
Provide work and equations used.
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