• Question: why is sulphur + oxygern = sulphur dioxide

    Asked by nypdonttouch to Lily on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Lily Asquith answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      sulphur + 2 oxygen is sulphur dioxide I think.

      ‘di’ before the word means two and ‘mono’ means one.

      The sulphur atoms are attracted to the oxygen atoms. They want to be together!

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