Question

What does the arrow represent in the oxygen disulfide molecule shown below?


A. a polar bond

B. a single covalent bond

C. a coordinate covalent bond with both electrons originating with the oxygen atom

D. a coordinate covalent molecule with both electrons originating on the oxygen atom

E. an ionic bond

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Answer 1

the arrow could mean a couple different things, it depends. Does the arrow mean the bond itself, or the movement of electrons within the molecule?

Answer 2

the O-S bond is certainly polar, but the arrow is pointing in the wrong direction if that's what this problem means.

Answer 3

I think the movement of electrons within the molecule

Answer 4

Would C be the correct answer? @JFraser

Answer 5

it could be, but that would mean the oxygen was in possession of 10 electrons, which is 2 too many. without a better option, I'd say C is correct

Answer 6

Thanks!! :)

Answer 7

i don't really like the way the question is worded, but it's the best of some fuzzy options

Answer 8

Yeah it is quite confusing :(