What will be the charge of sulfur

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Fisher Bridges

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What will be the charge of sulfur

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Evelin Burns · Answer 1

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carries a (2-) negative charge

Jennifer Price · Answer 2

carries a (2-) negative charge, which can only mean that it gained electrons. More specifically, it gained 2 electrons. A neutral sulfur atom has an atomic number equal to 16, which means that it has 16 protons inside its nucleus and 16 electrons surrounding its nucleus