Determination of thiosulphate in the presence of dithionite and sulphite

To determine thiosulphate in the presence of dithionite and sulphite, iodine dissolved in potassium bromide solution is used to oxidize thiosulphate to tetrathionate, and dithionite and sulphite to sulphate. The tetrathionate generated from the thiosulphate is then oxidized with potassium bromate-potassium bromide solution in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The bromine consumption of the tetrathionate is measured by titration of the excess of bromine with sodium thiosulphate after the addition of potassium iodide. For each equivalent of iodine used to determine thiosulphate by the Wollak method, fourteen equivalents of bromine are used to determine thiosulphate by this method.