Given the Following Lewis Structure,how Many Lone Pairs Are Expected

question 49

Multiple Choice

Given the following Lewis structure,how many lone pairs are expected to be around the sulfur and oxygen atom?

• A)sulfur = 2,oxygen = 2
• B)sulfur = 1,oxygen = 2
• C)sulfur = 2 oxygen = 3
• D)sulfur = 1 oxygen = 3

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