Question

Draw the Lewis structure for sulfur tetrafluoride, SF4

Answer 1

Notes:-

• S has Z=16

Electronic configuration

• 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴

So

• Valency is 4 and 6

• Three fluorine atoms take 3 electrons and one lone pair present over S
• As one electron remains unshared so we use + sign .