the ion S2- has how many charge electrons?

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the ion S2- has how many charge electrons?

2, 6, 16, or, 32?

2006-06-24 07:22:23 · 3 answers · asked by mrkittypong 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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With any ion - you can look at the charge it has to determine how many extra electrons it has.

For example - elemental Sulfur has 16 electrons. To have a negative 2 charge it must have gained an additional 2 electrons. So it has a total of 18.

But since 18 is not one of the answers I assume the answer is 2 because it gained 2 electrons to get the negative 2 charge.

Hope this helped!

2006-06-24 09:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by BeC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

16, 18

2016-10-01 00:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Laurie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I believe it has 2.

2006-06-24 07:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋