Consider the following POSSIBLE Lewis structures of H,SO, which were drawn using one of the CHEMISTRY DRAWING TOOLS: STRUCTURE A STRUCTURE B :ö: :0: H 어 -H- H- :0: :0: 1.1. Why is it possible for S to have more than 8 valence electrons (exception of the octet rule) but O cannot even though they are in the same group? 1.2. Calculate the formal charge for the oxygen atoms in both structures. FORMAL CHARGE = HVE in free atom - #VE in bonded atom STRUCTURE A STRUCTURE B 12. Ure apprepriate teols te draw the Lawie formulas for hoth steuctures

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Consider the following POSSIBLE Lewis structures of H;SO, which were drawn using one of the
CHEMISTRY DRAWING TOOLS:
STRUCTURE A
STRUCTURE B
:0:
: :
:0:
1.1. Why is it possible for S to have more than 8 valence electrons (exception of the octet rule) but O
cannot even though they are in the same group?
1.2. Calculate the formal charge for the oxygen atoms in both structures.
FORMAL CHARGE = #VE in free atom - #VE in bonded atom
STRUCTUREA
STRUCTURE B
1.3. Use appropriate tools to draw the Lewis formulas for both structures.
STRUCTURE A
STRUCTURE B
0= =
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following POSSIBLE Lewis structures of H;SO, which were drawn using one of the CHEMISTRY DRAWING TOOLS: STRUCTURE A STRUCTURE B :0: : : :0: 1.1. Why is it possible for S to have more than 8 valence electrons (exception of the octet rule) but O cannot even though they are in the same group? 1.2. Calculate the formal charge for the oxygen atoms in both structures. FORMAL CHARGE = #VE in free atom - #VE in bonded atom STRUCTUREA STRUCTURE B 1.3. Use appropriate tools to draw the Lewis formulas for both structures. STRUCTURE A STRUCTURE B 0= =
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