In the molecule SCl2SCl2, sulfur makes two covalent bonds. Therefore, two of its six valence electrons need to be unpaired. The orbitals with the same energy are known as degenerate orbitals. For example, the p subshell has three degenerate orbital, namely, pxpx, pypy, and pzpz. How many degenerate orbitals are needed to contain six electrons with two of them unpaired

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In the molecule SCl2SCl2, sulfur makes two covalent bonds. Therefore, two of its six valence electrons need to be unpaired. The orbitals with the same energy are known as degenerate orbitals. For example, the p subshell has three degenerate orbital, namely, pxpx, pypy, and pzpz. How many degenerate orbitals are needed to contain six electrons with two of them unpaired

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one degenerate orbital is required

Explanation:

Sulfur has atomic number 16

electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

sulfur has a 3d substrate with higher energy levels like 3s and 3p because they are in the same quantitative main shell.

sulfur has 2 bond pairs, 2 individual pairs and 2 unpaid electrons

sulfur obeys octet rule in this compound. the compound undergoes excitation.

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 3d1