Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1133949649
ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 8 Bonding and Molecular Structure - 8-2 Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures - Review & Check for Section 8-2 - Page 295: 1

Answer

A

Work Step by Step

Sulfur and oxygen are in group 16, therefore they have 6 valence electrons each for a total of 26, including the two gained to have a 2- charge. For a single bond between each oxygen and the sulfur, 6 are used. To get to eight valence electrons, each oxygen must have 6 more, so another 18 are used. The last two are assigned to the sulfur.
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