Question

Why does sulfur not follow the octet rule?

Answer 1

Sulfur only has 6 valence electrons so it can't have an octet..

Answer 2

i think she's getting at why can it have more than 8 valence electrons .. which is due to the ability of sulfur (as well as phosphorus) to "tap" into the 3d orbitals

Answer 3

I don't know haha

Answer 4

Because it is in the third row of the periodic table.
The strict octet rule holds only for elements in the 2nd row.