Draw the Lewis structure for SF2. Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Include all lon

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Draw the Lewis structure for SF2. Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Include all lon

e pairs of electrons. To change the symbol of an atom, double-click on the atom and enter the letter of the new atom.

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katovenus [111] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-02T15:13:59+03:00

Sulfur and Fluorine are nonmetals so they will form covalent bonds to gain stability. To do so, they will follow the octet rule: they will share enough electrons so as to have their valence shell complete with 8 electrons.

Sulfur is in the Group 16 in the Periodic Table and has 6 valence electrons. Thus it must share 2 pairs of electrons to reach the octet.

Fluorine is in the Group 17 in the Periodic Table so each F has 7 valence electrons. Thus, each F needs to share 1 pair of electrons to reach the octet.

As a consequence, they will be bonded in the order F - S - F, with a single bond between each pair of atoms.