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Draw an electron dot diagram showing hydrogen combined with sulfur and write the chemical formula

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H:S:H but add 2 electrons above S and two below (nonbonding - Hydrogen can only accept 2 e-'s)

so you have 8 electrons total.

S gives 6
each H give 1
so total = 8. 4 are bonding, two are nonbonding
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