Question

What is the total number of valence electrons in an atom of sulfur in the ground state?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 3
D. 4

Answer 1

I am not sure but I think it might be A) 6. Sorry if it is not correct because I am not good at chemistry, Hope this helped! :)

Answer 2

Sulfur is in group 6A. All the elements in the A group are how many electrons it has. Since sulfur is in 6A it has 6 electrons so it the answer is A) 6.