Question

How does the valence electron configuration work for sulfur?

Answer 1

Sulfur is located in the 3rd energy level (row) and Group VIA (16th column) of the periodic table. This is the 4th column of the p block,meaning Sulfur must end in a configuration of `3p^4`.

The electron configuration for sulfur is `1s^2 2s^2p^6 3s^2 3p^4`
This means that sodium has a valence shell of `[Ne] 3s^2 3p^4`.

The valence level, (highest energy level s and p orbital) is `3s^2 3p^4`

Sulfur has six valence electrons.

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