Oxygen atoms have 6 valence electrons, while sulfur atoms have 6 valence electrons as well.
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Calcium sulfate has a total of 56 electrons. Calcium has 20 electrons, sulfur has 16 electrons, and each of the four oxygen atoms has 6 electrons, totaling 36 electrons for the sulfur and oxygen atoms combined.
Sulfur oxide is not an ionic compound. It is a covalent compound formed by the sharing of electrons between sulfur and oxygen atoms.
In SO2, sulfur dioxide, electrons are shared between the sulfur atom and the two oxygen atoms to form covalent bonds. Each oxygen atom shares one electron with the sulfur atom, resulting in a total of two shared pairs of electrons. This sharing allows the atoms to satisfy the octet rule and achieve a more stable configuration.
Sulfur trioxide (SO3) consists of one sulfur atom and three oxygen atoms.
Sulfur dioxide forms a covalent bond, where the sulfur atom shares electrons with the oxygen atoms to achieve a stable molecular structure.