Sulfur, with its 6 valence electrons, will gain 2 electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration, resulting in a charge of -2.
As it is in group six and therefore nearer to the Noble Gases it gains.
Sulfur can both gain and lose electrons when forming ions. It can gain two electrons to form a sulfide ion (S2-) or lose two electrons to form a sulfide ion (S2+).
they both gain 2 electrons becoming the anions Oxide and Sulfide, O2- and S2-
A sulfur atom can gain two electrons to form the sulfide ion, S^2-. In this process, the sulfur atom gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. It does not lose any protons or neutrons in this process.
When sulfur gains electrons, it forms the sulfide ion with a 2- charge, represented as S2-. When sulfur loses electrons, it forms the sulfide ion with a 2+ charge, represented as S2+.
Sulfur must gain two electrons.
A sulfur ion can have a charge of either +2 or -2, depending on whether it gains or loses electrons. Specifically, sulfur can either gain two electrons to have a charge of -2 (S2-) or lose two electrons to have a charge of +2 (S2+).
As it is in group six and therefore nearer to the Noble Gases it gains.
Sulfur can both gain and lose electrons when forming ions. It can gain two electrons to form a sulfide ion (S2-) or lose two electrons to form a sulfide ion (S2+).
they both gain 2 electrons becoming the anions Oxide and Sulfide, O2- and S2-
A sulfur atom can gain two electrons to form the sulfide ion, S^2-. In this process, the sulfur atom gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. It does not lose any protons or neutrons in this process.
It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
Sulfur has 6 valence electrons. To achieve 8 valence electrons, sulfur must gain 2 electrons to fill its outer shell and satisfy the octet rule.
The gain and/or lose of electrons.
When sulfur gains electrons, it forms the sulfide ion with a 2- charge, represented as S2-. When sulfur loses electrons, it forms the sulfide ion with a 2+ charge, represented as S2+.
A sulfur atom will gain 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas structure because sulfur is in group 16 of the periodic table and needs to fill its outer shell with a total of 8 electrons to become stable.
Sulfur has six valence electrons in its outer shell. When it reacts with other elements, it tends to gain two electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration with a full outer shell of eight electrons, similar to the noble gas configuration. This allows sulfur to form stable compounds by achieving a more stable electron arrangement.