'Sulphur is negatively charged'
Not too technical please, thanks.
2006-10-10 00:09:51 · 8 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The element sulphur is made of atoms. Atoms are neutral, that is they have no charge. This is because the number of positively charged protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of negatively charged elctron surrounding the atom.
During a chemical reaction sulphur can form negatively charged ions. An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electrons, and has become positively or negatively charged as a result.
Sulphur is in Group 6 of the periodic table, so has six outer electrons. During chemical reactions atoms can lose, gain or share elctrons to fill their outer shell and become more stable. Sometimes sulphur forms covalent bonds, if it reacts with non-metals and shares electrons.
However, if sulphur reacts with a non-metal it gains electrons to fill its outer shell. Usually it will gain to electrons to make a full outer shell of eight. Becuase after the reaction there are two more elctrons (and therefore two more negative charges) than positive charges due to protons, S2- or sulphide ions form.
2006-10-15 09:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sulphur's atomic number is 16 meaning that 16 electrons are present in the atom. the electronic configuration is thus- 2,8,6. for an atom to be stable, the outermost orbit needs to have 8 electrons. as it is easier to accpet 2 electrons than to give away 6 electrons, sulphur accepts 2 electrons. the number of protons in an uncharged atom is equal to the number of electrons. however, on gaining 2 electrons, the no. of electrons is 2 more than the number of protons. electrons, being negative, exhibit a negative charge and the atom thus becomes a negative ION
2006-10-10 02:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by nityachawla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sulphur is located in the VI A column of the periodic table and the rule is that we subtract 8 from the # on the top line of the periodic table only for those colm. on the right side of the periodic table so there for when we subtract 6-8 it gives it a [2-] charge to the sulphur .........
i hope this explanation helps
2006-10-16 04:32:51 · answer #3 · answered by ann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sulphur is neutral when in its elemental form (S8). However, due to this molecular structure spontaneous dipole-dipole interactions are formed which allows sulphur to be a solid up to 444 deg C.
In inorganic compounds sulphur normally forms S2- ions, though in organic compounds it can have oxidation states of -2, +4 and +6
2006-10-10 00:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Negatively charged means it has picked up 1 or more electrons. Since electrons are negatively chrged, extra electrons make the ion negative.
2006-10-14 16:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sulphur has more electrons than protons and electrons are negatively charged
2006-10-15 22:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 04:15:19 · answer #7 · answered by zito 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has negative IONS, or more negative ones than positive ones!
2006-10-10 00:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by natasha * 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋