Why do we write sulphate as "S8" when we can just write it as "S"? please help me understand a but, i have my test tomorrow and it would really clear my doubts up :)
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Generally we write it as S2. As in nature sulfur combines with itself to become stable by forming sulfur molecule(S2)
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'S' is simply the symbol for a single sulphur atom but 'S8' is the symbol of a sulphur molecule. A sulphur molecule contains 8 sulphur atoms.
we cannot use S for sulphate as S is used for a simple sulphur atom whereas sulphate is an anion having more electrons then a sulphur atom.
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