Draw the lewis structure for the polyatomic trisulfide s−23 anion. be sure to include all resonance structures that satisfy the

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Draw the lewis structure for the polyatomic trisulfide s−23 anion. be sure to include all resonance structures that satisfy the

octet rule.

Chemistry

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mezya [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T23:52:38+03:00

The following are the steps involved in drawing Lewis structure of the polyatomic trisulfide anion $S_{3}^{2-}$ :

Total number of valence electrons = $(3 * 6) + 2 = 20 electrons$

Resonance is not possible in this ion. The molecular geometry of the ion will be bent as there are two lone pairs and two bond pairs on the central atom.