Exercise 2A.15 a

[SamanyaCMuyunga1K]

Write the most likely charge for the ions formed by each of the following elements: (a) S .

Since it will need 2 more electrons to complete the p orbital, will the element S have a negative 2 charge, ?

[Victor Li 2A]

You are correct.
S would want to have a full octet valence shell. It already has 6 ve- so it will want to gain 2 e- (so 2- charge) to have a full octet.

[ellenulitsky Dis 1I]

I also agree that that is correct! Also, I like to look at the periodic table and know that for that column, the charge is 2-, because then it gets to that full octet! Hope that helps.

[JaesalSoma1E]

Yes, the sulfur will have a -2 charge on it. If you look at the group sulfur is in, you'll notice that all those elements also from -2 charges when they complete their octets.

[John_Tran_3J]

Correct! S is near a full valence shell, so it will be greedy and take the other valence electrons.