Question

Jupiter's moon io was discovered to have high concentrations of sulfur oxides in its atmosphere. this, in combination with research into sulfur oxides relating to pollution on earth, has led to renewed interest in sulfur oxide compounds. scientists researching compounds present at low temperatures created disulfur dioxide. write the chemical formula for this compound.

Answer 1

Answer: The chemical formula of the given compound will be $S_2O_2$

Explanation:

The compound formed is disulfur dioxide.

Covalent compound is defined as the compound which is formed by the sharing of electrons between the atoms forming a compound. These are usually formed when two non-metals react.

Disulfur dioxide is a covalent compound because sharing of electrons takes place between sulfur and oxygen. Both the elements are non-metals and hence, will form covalent bond.

The nomenclature of covalent compound is given by:

• The less electronegative element is written first.
• The more electronegative element is written then, and a suffix is added with it. The suffix added is '-ide'.
• If atoms of an element is greater than 1, then prefixes are added which are 'mono' for 1 atom, 'di' for 2 atoms, 'tri' for 3 atoms and so on..

Hence, the chemical formula of the given compound will be $S_2O_2$