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9 August, 13:43

Sulfur (S) has 16 protons and 16 neutrons. How many electron shells does an element of sulfur have?

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  1. 9 August, 14:09
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    Sulfur also has 16 electrons which are placed into three electron shells. First one has 2 electrons, the second one has 8 electrons, and the third has 6.
  2. 9 August, 14:12
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    Atomic Number = 16

    sulfur has 32 - 16 = 16 neutrons.

    2 in the first electron shell,

    8 in the second, and the remaining 6 in the third.

    To gain a full 8 electrons in the third (outermost) electron shell, the sulfur atom can accept 2 electrons in an ionic bond

    . Because hydrogen atoms can share one electron in a covalent bond
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