To give Sulfur a full octet, we must convert lone pairs from the oxygen atoms into bonding pairs (double bonds).
At this stage, every oxygen has a full octet (2 bonding electrons + 6 lone electrons). However, we have a problem: It needs 4 more to complete its octet. lewis dot structure of so42
The sulfur atom has 4 bonds and no lone pairs, which means it has 8 electrons in its valence shell. To give Sulfur a full octet, we must
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