Question

Symbol for sulfide ___.

Answer 1

Explanation for the answer:-

1.Sulphide is an inorganic anion of sulfur$\left(\mathrm{S}\right)$

2. Sulfur$\left(\mathrm{S}\right)$ have $6$ outermost electrons .

3. To gain stability as noble gases ,sulfur accept $2$ electrons from other elements and filled its outermost energy shell.

4 . The process is $\mathrm{S}+2\mathrm{e}\to {\mathrm{S}}^{2-}$

Hence, a symbol of sulfide is ${\mathrm{S}}^{2-}$.