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iVinArrow [24]
3 years ago
14

A neutral atom of sulfur becomes an ion with a negative two charge by?

Chemistry
1 answer:
natita [175]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The valence shell (the 3s and 3p sublevels) contains six electrons, but it needs eight to become stable. Think of the octet rule. Therefore a sulfur atom will gain two electrons to form the sulfide anion with a charge of 2− , with the symbol S2− .

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