Question

Show bonding in the following elements:s and o, give name for the molecule formed.

Answer 1

Answer:

S and O are held together by covalent bonds and the molecules formed are named sulfur oxides.

Explanation:

Both Sulfur (S) and oxygen (O) are non-metals with 6 electrons in the outermost shell. They prefer sharing of valence electrons to achieve stability. Thus the bonding between S and O is Covalent.

the compounds of S and O are known as sulfur oxides. Several oxides of sulfur are given below.

• SO         sulfur monoxide
• SO₂        sulfur dioxide
• SO₃        sulfur trioxide
• S₂O₃       sulfur sesquioxide
• S₂O₇       sulfur heptoxide