Question

Determine the number of bonding electrons and the number of nonbonding electrons in the structure of SI2. Enter the number of bonding electrons followed by the number of nonbonding electrons, separated by a comma, in the dot structure of this molecule.

Answer 1

Answer:

4, 16,

Explanation:

SI2 is sulphur diiodide. Sulphur is in group sixteen (six valence electrons) while iodine is in group 17(seven valence electrons).

Since there are two iodine atoms and one sulphur atom, the molecule has twenty valence electrons. Out of these twenty valence electrons, only four are bonding electrons. The other sixteen electrons include the four nonbonding electrons found on sulphur and the twelve non bonding electrons found on the two iodine atoms having six nonbonding electrons each.