Question

Explain peroxo acids of sulphur in thiosulphuric acids

Answer 1

Answer:

It has 6 valence electrons out of which there are 2 paired electrons and 2 unpaired electrons. ... Since the total number of unpaired electrons are 6 therefore the maximum number of covalent bonds that can be formed are 6. Maximum covalency of Sulphur is 6. So, the correct answer is “Option CThe maximum covalency of sulphur is six. Thus, an element can show a maximum covalency equal to its group number