Which description correctly describes a difference between the chemistry of oxygen and sulfur? which description correctly describes a difference between the chemistry of oxygen and sulfur? sulfur has a higher electronegativity than oxygen. oxygen is a nonmetal and sulfur is a semimetal. oxygen is better able to form π bonds than sulfur. oxygen can form more than four bonds whereas sulfur cannot?

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America Petersen

24 May, 10:08

Which description correctly describes a difference between the chemistry of oxygen and sulfur? which description correctly describes a difference between the chemistry of oxygen and sulfur? sulfur has a higher electronegativity than oxygen. oxygen is a nonmetal and sulfur is a semimetal. oxygen is better able to form π bonds than sulfur. oxygen can form more than four bonds whereas sulfur cannot?

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Chaya Horn · Answer 1

The first choice is incorrect because oxygen has an electronegativity of 3.44 which is higher than Sulfur's 2.58. The second choice is incorrect; both oxygen and sulfur are nonmetals. The last choice is incorrect because both oxygen and sulfur can only take 2 bonds. Therefore, through elimination, the answer is the third choice: oxygen is better able to form π bonds than sulfur.