Chemistry, 12.08.2020 05:01 cameronbeaugh

How many equivalent resonance structures can be drawn for the molecule of SO3 without having to violate the octet rule on the sulfur atom

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Answer from: rick49731

Seven equivalent resonance structures for the molecular of SO3 can be drawn without breaking the octet rule.

We can arrive at this answer because:

The octet rule is a rule that states that an atom must reach stability when it has eight electrons in the valence layer.This means that in bonds that cause the donation or sharing of electrons between atoms, each atom has eight electrons in the valence layer.In chemistry, resonance is a term that refers to structures created to represent the donation or sharing of electrons between the atoms of a molecule.These structures can be arranged in different ways, as long as they respect the octet rule.

In an SO3 molecule, electrons are shared between atoms. This sharing can be done with seven resonance structures.

These structures are shown in the figure below.

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Explanation:

Resonance is a valence bond concept put forward by Linus Pauling to explain the fact that the observed properties of a molecule may be as a result of the fact that its actual structure lie somewhere between a given number of structural extremes called canonical structures or resonance structures.

There are three resonance structures for SO3 that obey the octet rule. All the S-O bonds in SO3 are equivalent in these resonance structures.

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Answer from: Quest

They are all decomposition reactions.

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the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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