Question

HURRY

Look at this diagram of sulfur. What is the most likely thing that will happen to complete the outer shell?



options:

donate 2 electrons


donate 6 electrons


accept 6 electrons


accept 2 electrons

Answer 1

Accept 2 electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

Elements are most stable when their valence shells are filled. Since sulflur lies within the third row in the p-block, it wants 8 valence electrons. However, according to the diagram, it only has 6 valence electrons. The simplest way to having a filled outermost shell is the one which involves the least amount of electrons being added or donated to the element. In this case, the fastest way to a stable element is by adding 2 valence electrons (6 + 2 = 8).