How many electrons does sulfur lose?

Question

is it a stable atom?

Answer 1

sulphur is the chemical element that has the symbol S and atomic number 16.Common oxidation states of sulfur include −2, +2, +4 and +6. In nature, it can be found as the pure element or as sulfide and sulfate minerals.Sulfur forms stable compounds with all elements except the noble gases.It is stable ofcourse..

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Answer 2

Electronic configuration for sulfur is Ne 3s2 3p4; meaning that there are six electrons in the outer shell of sulfur atom. In fact, sulfur can lose only two of these six electrons to form the divalent sulfur anion-just like the divalent oxygen anion. Sulfur could, however, share its electrons to extend its valency, but that would be considered either a covalent or a coordinate bond.
Sulfur it self is a very stable atom and elemental sulfur does exist in nature as S8 molecules.

Answer 3

In simplest terms, Sulfur most often has a charge of negative 2 when it is an ion (charged). In basic theory, according to Lewis, all atoms wish to attain a stable octet (an outer ring filled with electrons). Sulfur only have 6 electrons on its outer shell/ring so for it to become stable (remember full octet), it must gain two electrons so it may have 8 on it's outer shell/ring. With every additional electron, an atom receives a charge of negative one. Since Sulfur has gained two electrons, it will in turn have a charge of negative two.

Another way for it to obtain a stable octet is to lose 6 (so it will lose it's most outer shell, but the one before that is already filled). This is unlikely because Sulfur is fairly electronegative and it is easier to gain 2 than to lose 6.

Sulfur on it's own is unstable, so as I said it must either gain 2 electrons or lose 6 (unlikely) in order to have a full outer shell.

Answer 4

Sulfur is stable, and has 16 electrons per atom. S32 makes up 94.93% of natural sulfur; the other natural isotopes make up the other 5.07%.

Ions of sulfur can be missing up to all 16 electrons, but it takes more and more energy to strip off each one. The first 10 ionization energies are:

1 ... 999.6 kJ/mole
2 ... 2251
3 ... 3360.6
4 ... 4565
5 ... 6950
6 ... 8490
7 ... 27,107
8 ... 31,719
9 ... 36,621
10 ... 43,177

Radioactive isotopes can be made, but their half-life is, at most, 87.2 days.

Answer 5

sulfur lose 2 electrons .and it is stable atom.

Answer 6

Sulfur does not usually form a cation in an ionic bonding sense, but will instread exist as an anion with -2 charge.

It can have a positive oxidation state as high as +6 when bonded in a covalent bonding sense to more electronegative elements like oxygen and fluorine, as seen in the series of sulfur oxyanions (sulfate, sulfite) and the series of sulfur fluorine compounds (SF2, SF4, SF6).

Answer 7

I think sulphur element is found in only 1 oxidation state i.e. -2

That is it loses two electrons being in group VI of the periodic table, to make an ion!

Answer 8

sulfer is unstable, it has 6 valence electrons, it need 8 to be stable so it will GAIN 2 electrons, not lose any.

Answer 9

it can loose upto eight electrons. and it exist as S8 which is stable