How many electrons would sulfer need to lose or gain to achieve a noble gas configuration? What would the resulting charge of the ion?

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6 August, 07:00

How many electrons would sulfer need to lose or gain to achieve a noble gas configuration? What would the resulting charge of the ion?

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Aidyn Mclean · Answer 2

Sulfur is a nonmetal element with 16 electrons, in order for it to become like its nearest noble gas, argon, which has 18 electrons, sulfur must gain two more electrons. Thus forming a 2 - ion, becoming S2-