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4) (5 pts) Give the formal charge of Sulfur in each of the following

S
Na2S
SO
SO-2

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Formal charge on sulphur in SO2 is:
Hence, neither an electron is gained nor it is lost. Hence, neither negative nor positive charge is present on S atom. Hence, the formal charge on S atom in SO2 is zero.
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