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Arrange the electrons in the sulfur atom in the orbital diagram

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So since there are 16 electrons in sulfur and the first layer of electrons in an orbital shell has a max of two, the first layer will be full. The second layer has a max of 8, so that will also be full. The third layer also has a max of 8 but will not get filled up since there are only 6 electrons left. These are the valence electrons. The orbital diagram will usually look like this:

( O = nucleus, . o = electron)

o o

o O o o

o

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