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The correct formula for sulphur hexafluoride is SF6.

The answer would be:

[tex]SF_{6}[/tex]

If you'd like to know why:

Sulfur is a non-metal and Flourine is a non-metal

Because they are both non-metal, we know that they would be a covalent bond.

In naming covalent bonds, you need to consider the number of atoms of each element in the compound.

Sulfur hexaflouride

Sulfur alone would indicate that there is  only 1 atom of sulfur is involved in the compound.

Hexa means 6 so hexaflouride means that there are 6 flourine atoms.

If you put it in a chemical formula, you put the number of atoms as a subscript of in front of each symbol of the atom.

[tex]S_{1}F_{6}[/tex]

Since there is only 1 sulfur, we do not need to put the 1 anymore so you are left with:

[tex]SF_{6}[/tex]


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