Q.

What is the formal charge on the sulfur atom in SO2 ?  (Assume a Lewis dot structure in which all atoms obey the octet rule.)

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a

-2

b

-1

c

+2

d

+1

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Six valence electrons make up the S atom, of which two stay as lone pairs and four are shared with two oxygen atoms to create covalent bonds.

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