Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company
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ISBN 13: 978-0-39391-234-0

Chapter 4 - Chemical Bonding - Questions and Problems - Page 179: 36

Answer

(a) SO (b) SO$_2$ (c) SO$_3$ (d) S$_2$O (e) S$_6$O (f) S$_7$O$_2$

Work Step by Step

(a) SO: Monoxide means one oxygen atom, so this compound has a single oxygen atom bonded to a single sulfur atom. (b) SO$_2$: Dioxide means two oxygen atoms, so this compound has two oxygen atoms bonded to a single sulfur atom. (c) SO$_3$: Trioxide means three oxygen atoms, so this compound has three oxygen atoms bonded to a single sulfur atom. (d) S$_2$O: Disulfur means two sulfur atoms; monoxide means one oxygen atom. This compound contains two sulfur atoms and one oxygen atom. (e) S$_6$O: Hexasulfur means six sulfur atoms; monoxide means one oxygen atom. This compound contains six sulfur atoms and one oxygen atom. (f) S$_7$O$_2$: Heptasulfur means seven sulfur atoms; dioxide means two oxygen atoms. This compound contains seven sulfur atoms and two oxygen atoms.
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