It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
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A sulfur atom is larger than an oxygen atom.
Magnesium is the cation and sulfur is the anion.
If sulfur (S) loses two electrons per atom, its net ion charge would be +2. This is because losing electrons results in a positive charge, as electrons carry a negative charge. Therefore, with two electrons removed, the overall charge of the sulfur ion would be +2, forming a sulfide ion (S²⁺).
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A sulfur atom becomes a sulfur ion by losing or gaining electrons. If a sulfur atom loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged sulfur ion (sulfur cation). If it gains electrons, it becomes a negatively charged sulfur ion (sulfur anion).
The symbol is S2- because to become an ion a sulfur atom gains two electrons and each electron has a 1- charge.
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It becomes this ion after the gain of two electrons.
When a sulfur atom gains two electrons to become a sulfide ion, it achieves a stable electron configuration with a full valence shell. This results in the formation of a negatively charged ion with a 2- charge. A sulfide ion forms due to electron transfer, creating a more stable configuration for the sulfur atom.
A sulfur atom gains 2 electrons when it becomes a sulfide ion.
A sulfur atom is larger than an oxygen atom.
The most common ion formed from a single sulfur atom is a sulfide ion, with a charge of -2.
An atom of sulfur-36 can gain two electrons to become a sulfide ion with a -2 charge. When it gains these two electrons, it achieves a stable electron configuration, similar to the noble gas configuration of argon, resulting in a charge of -2.
No, sulfur hexafluoride is not an example of a monatomic ion. Sulfur hexafluoride is a compound consisting of one sulfur atom and six fluorine atoms bonded together. Monatomic ions are single atoms that have gained or lost electrons to become charged ions.
The sulfur atom only has 6 electrons in its outer shell, and following the octet rule, it wants to get to the closest noble gas. The elements want to have a full outer level, so it will gain 2 electrons to get to 8. So the Sulfur atom now becomes a Sulfide ion.
It becomes a sulfur ion with a charge of -2.