Why is the valency f sulphur 6?

Question

Why is the valency f sulphur 6?

Answer 1

if there are 8 electrons in outer most orbit the valency is0.  if there are 7 electrons in outer most orbit the valency is 1like chlorine. if there are 6 electrons in outer most orbit then valency is 2 as SULPHUR.

Answer 2

VALENCY is the # of electrons atoms need to reach an octet. For S that will be 2.

VALENCE ELECTRONS are those in the outermost shell of an atom. For S that will be 6

Answer 3

No idea what sulfur 6 is

But sulfur (atomic #16) in the ground state has 16 electrons.

Electrons per shell:



2-8-6

Therefore, 6 is the valence.

Answer 4

An atoms valency is the maximum number of bonds an atom can accept.  Sulfur  has 6 electrons in it's outermost shell. It is capable of donating all 6 therefore its valency is 6 e.g. H2SO4.  the sulfur is double bonded to 2 of the oxygen atoms, whilst 2 hydroxyl groups are also bonded to it, therefore it has 6 bonds.  Sulfur can also have a valence of 4 (e.g. SO2) or 2 (e.g. H2S).

Because it can have a maximum of 6 bonds its valence is therefore 6 rather than 2 or 4.