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Sulfur (S) has 16 protons and 16 neutrons. How many electron shells does an element of sulfur have?
3
4
2
1

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Answer:

Sulfur (S) has 3 shells.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first shell can have up to 2 electrons. The second and third shells have up to 8 electrons as well. This makes the maximum of each shell to be 2, 10, and 18. Sulfur has 16 electrons so it has more than the second shell but less than the third shell. So, it will have 3 shells with a valence of 2 since it is missing 2 electrons to create a full shell.

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