How do you draw CS_2 in Lewis structure?

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anor277
May 28, 2017

The same representation as carbon dioxide is typical.

Explanation:

For CO_2, we gots :stackrel(ddot)O=C=stackrel(ddot)O:; carbon is sp-"hybridized", and oxygen is sp^2-"hybridized".

The carbon-sulfur bond is approx. 1.55xx10^-10*m; for C-S in RSH compare values of approx. 1.75xx10^-10*m for a C-S bond in say a thiol.

This reagent smells REALLY foul. It is also significant safety hazard as it has an extremely low auto-ignition temperature (<100 ""^@C). It could be ignited by a hot plate.

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