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sulfur has six valence electrons. Put 2 at the top of sulfur, two more at left, then one at right and one below. Add a hydrogen atom (each with one electron) at the single electron places of sulfur. sulfur gets the octet, each hydrogen gets 2 electrons to fill up its little orbital.
Sulfur is in group XVI (or 6A) and so has 6 valence electrons. The electron dot diagram for S would thus have to show (b) six dots.
Yes, the dots in an electron dot diagram represent valence electrons.
The electron-dot representation of a carbon atom show only four dots because the dots represent only the valence electrons (the ones placed in the outermost shell). The carbon atom has four electrons in it's outermost shell. !
..:O:.. l ..:O-S-O:" l ":O:" (SO4)2- 32 total electrons: 6 per atom plus 2grrr it wont get the spaces right. its 4 oxygen around a sulfur, all single bonds. each oxygen has 6 extra electrons around it