Lewis Structure of SO3 (Sulfur Trioxide)

[@Sebkarp0]

For the guys that are wondering about violations to the octet rule: the reason why the 3rd row elements don't always follow the octet rule is because their valence electrons are found in the 3rd energy level, which has access to an additional set of 5 d-orbitals that can each hold 2 electrons for a maximum capacity of holding an additional 10 electrons in addition to the other 8 electrons, as opposed to carbon, oxygen, etc, in the 2nd period that only have s- and p-orbitals in the 2nd energy level, allowing for a maximum of 8 electrons.

[@leandromartintorresbazan1898]

Can you explain it into spanish ?

[@bthanb1223]

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[@periodt1117]

Thank you...

[@periodt1117]

Actually wow THANK YOU💖🎉

[@jeenius5882]

Small answer.... Due to hybridization with d orbital

[@jamilhneini1002]

Wow I spent 1.5 h trying to figure out the lewis structure by trying some fancy tricks and at the end the answer is "just ignore the octet rule and move on" wow chemistry is so fun .-.

[@selenaserane2623]

Jamil Hneini no it's not cuz actually you don't know all the exeptions of the atom

[@jamilhneini1002]

SELENA SERANE where's the fun in that though? Just memorizing plain exceptions and stuff idk

[@chasebarber10]

Jamil Hneini I just proved my. Chemistry teacher wrong with this video. That was my original structure but instead she showed us something else that made no sense and had some transfer of 2 electrons of an oxygen into the sulfur without sharing anything with the sulfur and it was just so wrong. She "forgot" about the sulfur rule. Science, gotta love it

[@Daniel-rw9um]

bout that

[@alexznncxij]

Me too haha

[@kmichael1997]

you are a better teacher than my chem teacher thank you so much

[@gameglithcfinder7731]

so true

[@ankushrana6117]

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[@imrn5574]

Same here

[@rajkanwar570]

Same 😢

[@sebn126]

Rather useful and I also like the little tunes at the end; "and that's the way it is." Well done!

[@Belugaman91]

Finally I know how to draw Lewis structures that violate the octet rule. I had been having trouble since no one told me about formal charges. Thank you

[@torpezaincreible8692]

Sulfer should go home and study chemistry. I mean like every element knows octet rule😂

[@sahithivepachedu5979]

Exactly that's what I am thinking mow

[@grantosborn341]

Bro fuck sulfur

[@MohamedAdel-kl1nn]

@@grantosborn341 all the way homie I'm fkn done with sulfur

[@abhishekbidhuri]

😂😂

[@ghostoflego3390]

Forget sulphur, YOU go home and study chemistry 😂 I mean, (almost) every student knows that octet rule works only for 2nd period elements because after that, filling of d orbitals becomes energetically favourable. Since d orbitals can participate in bond forming, sulphur( with some energy) can excite its electrons to jump to d subshell and participate in bonding. Eg: SF6, HClO4, etc.

[@rowennazy2304]

This guy explains better then all the other videos i've watched 👿👿👿

[@ivanplis5554]

You are better than all the Spanish chemistry teachers that i´ve ever seen on KZbin. Yeah, even though that English isn't my native language. Thank you!

[@dq9021]

you have different structure from my textbook. In my textbook, there is only on double bond in this structure.

[@HooperCross]

Peng Chen Because your text follows the Octet Rule

[@DoctorSargeMD]

Thanks Nate! This is really helping me learn about Chemistry. Chemistry is easily my weakest subject in college so far and these videos are really saving me!

[@MasiKarimi]

Great! I was confused with this, but now, I fully understood it! Really appreciate it!

[@goodpesar1744]

It's been corona and I'm participating online school and I'm drowned in lots of incomplete topics. God I'm counting on you in this year😂

[@biscuitstix_]

I forgot sulfur is an exception to the octet rule and was so confused as to why the lewis structure for SO3 had sulfur with 12 valence electrons omg thank you

[@anjaliagarwal5448]

This guy didn't just clear my doubt for so3 but he cleared doubts of this whole topic

[@Thenolyta185]

Thank you so much, due to training with these videos i actually nailed every lewis structure question on my previous test.

[@thefirsteldenlord2544]

This video is brilliant. Well explained and straight to the point.

[@stequinoxe7595]

Hey, Im not a native english speaker but I understand u more than I understand my chemestry teacher in my own lenguage LOL. Thank u so much

[@Omgwhyomg]

You could also argue that this is a resonance structure, but this works too. Great jOb

[@thithanhhangbui4353]

thanks to you i finally understand why I cant do any lewis diagram with S! Thank you so much

[@symboitesRul3]

"because that's the way it is" lol

[@ponytom13]

I love this video. Though it didn't give me the answer I needed but I like it. I like the vibe going through this guy. Thank you very much.

[@opufy]

2:00 the best explanation of FORMAL CHARGE

[@heyhannah6582]

this video is the most helpful one to help me with lewis diagram! thank you so much

[@uyujooseyo]

Thank you it help me a lot in this 2021 Online class

[@florianhartl7029]

You are the best chemistry teacher i have ever had. Thanks man

[@qahlur6679]

Thanks! You saved me from an hour of lecture.

[@pakygt7238]

Lol

[@jennymurphy23]

thanks Chemisty Nate! Keep up helpful work! Informative and a fun listen!

[@tchissemhmassissou1523]

Great explanation, very helpful video!

[@jamesburke9865]

Hey how did you know sulfur can handle 12 electrons? Is there a quick way of knowing that for any element in the p block?

[@64hkal]

+Jimmy Two Times Look up octet rule exceptions. Third period and above elements can be hypervalent, meaning it can and will exceed the octet if it can minimize the formal charges in the molecule. Another exception is group 13 elements form sextets (with 6 electrons instead of the usual 8 found in octets), and a final one to remember are free radicals (odd number of valence electrons, so there will be one lone electron rather than a pairing).

[@michaelcerny6836]

sounds nice - but is wrong because SO3 has double neagtive charge or am i completly wrong??

[@aban33]

That's a Sulfite ion which is different than the neutral molecule as shown here. This molecule is called Sulfur Trioxide.

[@rrgaming18]

Thank u very much sir Respect from India ❤🙏🏻

[@omoniyimichael1822]

Thank you very much for this. I found it very explanatory.

[@alejoer22]

Lol, you explained so well that I understood u instead of my teacher. The funny thing there is that im Argentinian LOL

[@UltimateMMAhighlights]

who asked

[@Erkoltz]

What about resonance? Dont you have to draw 3 structures of SO3 that alternate the position of the double bonds?

[@GoldenLacunatic]

I just learned this stuff today, so dont take my word for it, but I think the double bond resonance structure is basically an expanded version of this lewis structure maybe?

[@64hkal]

+erik1000ism No, because the structure you are thinking of is not the optimal structure. The structure shown in the video (with the sulfur being hypervalent) minimizes formal charges on every atom, which makes it a more valid structure than a resonance structure with a 2+ on the sulfur, and 1-'s on two oxygens.

[@j5praner]

Do you have a video on why most atoms can violate the octet rule?

[@kit8982]

Can you please name the period which follows octet rule

[@poorvisinha2280]

Brilliant stepwise explanation ..........

[@Cody-et5xz]

Great video, I was struggling to understand why.... but like Rick says "just dont think about it", got a couple lols aswell

[@atique_71]

OH SHIT OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spend a lot of my valuable time to find out the octet rule in SO3. And, it is time to learn the exception of octet rule in chemistry. Really, it was fascinating to me that, I spend a lot of time to fix the geometrical structure. But I didn't get any info about the violation of octet rule. Really, I am astonished to know that rule. And by the way, thanks a lot. 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@nella10123]

This makes so much more sense, thank you!

[@mouddiyoussef2182]

hi , i don't understand why in SO2 we can't break the octet rule but in SO3 we are doing it ? thank you for you help !

[@DeadGuyMusic]

i believe it is to do with the expanded octet because of the 3d orbital or something? (If you found the answer please tell me)

[@leandromartintorresbazan1898]

Excuse my cuestion is why not the lewis structure is with just one double liaison and the others are dative liaison? Because as my teacher told me that its lewis structure is like that. If you can answer me y would be very grateful

[@ganibattlebeard]

Of course, sulfur is hypervalent and can handle 12 electrons and since formal charges that are closest to 0 are the most stable, sulfur trioxide has no resonance structures.

[@checkduplicates7475]

Thank you sooooo much!!! I thought that octet rule was universal before watching your video.

[@torpezaincreible8692]

Bt can you explain formation of sodium carbonate?

[@paaventuras]

Wow, you were perfect to explain this.

[@anilpandey5785]

You are a good teacher

[@MultiAntedeguemon]

Thanks for the explanation. But how do you explain the structure for SO3(2-).

[@pakygt7238]

I think you just add +2 so it be 6+3×6+2 so you see it became the opposite it was -2 when we put it , it will be +2 then you need to draw it again

[@azure8490]

thanks this can't be explained any better!

[@michaelyang8907]

Thank you! but how about SO2 in your another video. one single bond and one double bond have been applied between S and O instead of using 2 double bonds between each to minimize the formal charge?

[@adjitrii]

so it's better if the formal electron is equal to zero than applying the octet rule?

[@Laila-jd8pe]

amazing explanation.

[@tahirajoseph9173]

Thanks for this video. My doubt may seem stupid but please answer it. In a molecule like CO32- the oxygen atom being just 6 electrons so even after forming a single covalent bond with the carbon atom it should have just 7 electrons which is less than octet. From where does it get the other electron? Please answer

[@abhinavsharma5935]

its not only sulfur guys...every cental atom can neglect the octet rule. It will always have 8 or more electrons. the reason why it has more than 8 electrons is because theres another rule which states that C.A always tries to remain in max. covalency. (hope this helps you)

[@dsepehr58]

Thank you so much. You saved my life.

[@aymenjahangir9784]

Could you please explain how to get the lewis dot structure of CN2?

[@saliisaac1176]

I would like to know the preparation of sulphur trioxide

[@paula5598]

Wow thanks man 👍 finally finding my way through this chemistry mess 🤣

[@jdzbabatoan]

why 6 lone pairs? there is only 3 lone pairs. why put 6? please answer ASAP. thank you

[@melvin6217]

Thanks for the explanation, it helps me!!

[@bryanrangel-almanza1435]

So, sulfur can have 9 double bounds in a different type of scenario?

[@j5praner]

Hi Nate...great videos. Why does the atom with the lowest electronegativity go in the center. I would have thought that the most electronegative atom would go in the center.

[@Googleeknowledge1111]

Very well explained sir.Thank you

[@vanshikasindhu4585]

Can so3 have resonating structures?please tell me sir

[@chemistNATE]

I say yes. * SO3 can have three double-bonded O's * SO3 could have two double-bonded O's and one single-bonded O (any one of the three could be single-bonded) --> some teacher will say this creates a "formal charge" imbalance but it's still a valid resonance structure. * SO3 could technically have two single-bonded O's and one double-bonded. Any teacher who thinks Sulfur MUST follow the octet rule will think this is the valid structure.

[@TheBruntje]

How come sulfur had a formal charge of 2+ in the seconde structure you wrote? If sulfur has 6 valence elektrons and only 4 of them are in a bond, isn't sulfur supposed to have 2 non bonding elektrons?

[@jasonexperience8970]

Does this molecule have resonance structure??

[@Balfour.]

In conclusion: the elements of the third period may either meet or violate the octet rule. Gotcha.

[@ayushverma6802]

Really needed.... Thank u bro👍👍

[@deniselicea2975]

These videos are really helpful! Thank you!

[@davidkporjro4963]

I like ur pic

[@TarunKumar-su5ou]

How this compound contains dative bond

[@lynalad]

how does sulfur have 6 electrons when the valence number of electrons is 4 (S:32?)

[@chemistNATE]

The valence is not 4. Sulfur has a full first shell (2 electrons), full second shell (8 electrons) and its third shell has 6 ... this totals 16 which is sulfur’s atomic number.

[@lynalad]

@@chemistNATE i thought 32 because of the spelling error in the book, now i got it thx

[@joyfied1196]

I started doubting my life due to this 😂

[@hemanthjpawar804]

sir how do we get to know that sulfur can hold 12 electrons?

[@mistyfog8825]

Thnkx it helped me a lott 😭🙏🏻

[@anamikajayswal9534]

In india, all these are included in high school syllabus (11th class) for the students to understand and even comes in JEE and NEET Competative exams too but the thing is most of the teachers don't know how to explain it to them and the student gets confused~ im one of them.

[@mariobrossebobeponge4419]

Can I ask why it's called bivalent then?

[@markgabrielpesante5958]

Thank you so much.And now I will able to explain it to my teacher HAHA....

[@titorico5472]

But at the end, you have Sulfur with 12 electrons, not 10. What's the limit for Sulfur then?

[@daritapro]

I KNEW IT! My teacher was wrong XD

[@Dontlook146]

Dari P. My teacher told me I was wrong

[@talkingmango8658]

had a chem test today, classmates told me i basically answered pink elephants fell from the sky, i cant wait to flip them off and laugh

[@annawalsh1904]

Great explanation, thanks!

[@ruturaj7355]

I really appreciate you man 🔥👍❤️

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Thanks Sir you help me lot by this video

[@mina-pg7sp]

Why do you start counting from 7?

[@HonkyEatsVegan]

Because if we count from 0, it's gonna be too slow

[@AYUSHKUMAR-rm7wb]

Sir , this is a correct "structure" but wrong "lewis dot" structure. A lewis dot structure can't violate octate rule. So, it must have one double bond and two co-ordinate bond to preserve octate. Thanks

[@smartwork7991]

I like your all videos

[@Hema_625]

Love from India 👌👌

[@Angiecbd]

Pretty sure you messed up on what you were saying about valance electrons. You wrote the correct numbers, but said oxygen brings 3. The oxygen brings 6 each.

[@UmbertoLoggia]

thx mate, great video

[@reeffkuhn2448]

Great explanation man thanks allot

[@sciencenerd7639]

this is a great video

[@sabrinea1625]

Celine dion reference love it

[@skr801.]

thanks, i were about to cry

[@Thors5006]

Thanks my exam is tomorrow i just found out that it handles 12 instead than just 8

[@PaulDonaldRoy]

I'd like to see you draw the orbital pictures of two pi bonds in one resonance structure for SO3. The answer is, they would have to occupy the same space at the S, which is not a reasonable answer. With three electron domains, S would be sp2 hybridized, with a single pi bond, analogous to carbonate and nitrate. Stop and think about the actual physical placement of those regions of electron density of a pi bond before making such a ridiculous suggestion as more than one pi in an sp2 system.

[@lisarowland7274]

costed ?

[@pakygt7238]

Thanks for this amazing vedio but why my chem teacher divide the 24 by 2 like that 24/2 do you know why he did that? Cuz I forgot and I have exam :)))))))

[@lovedz5950]

please do rhe structur of HNO3 please thank you

[@hernanvoto]

what i take from this video is the octet rule only works for the first 2 rows...thanks for that

[@Manoj-l4k3p]

superb sir...... well

[@satyanarayanareddyseerapu840]

good explanation