Question

How many lewis structures can be made for thionyl chloride, SOCl2?

Answer 1

I think there's two, but I'm unsure if any more can be made

Answer 2

How do you get two? I think there can be only one, where sulfur has single bonds to the 2 chlorines and a double bond to the oxygen.

Answer 3

I had that one and also one with a single bond on the oxygen

Answer 4

If sulfur has a single bond with the oxygen, is the octet rule being fulfilled for sulfur & oxygen?

Answer 5

because the single bond would have 6 lone electtrons on the oxygen and the double bond would have 4 lone electrons on the oxygen

Answer 6

Yes because sulfur also has lone pair electrons on it