Question

Draw the Lewis Structure for sulfur dioxide

1. How many valence electrons does SO₂ possess?

2. What is the least electronegative atom in SO₂?

3. Draw the best possible Lewis Structures for SO₂ that obeys the octet rule:

4. Calculate the formal charge for each atom in structure:

5. Sulfure is in the____________ period in the periodic table; does sulfur have to obey the octet rule? yes/no?

6. Draw the best possible Lewis Structures for SO₂

7. Calculate the formal charge for each atom in structure