A compound composed of sulfur and fluorine has an empirical formula of SF. The structure of this compound has a formal charge of zero on all elements in the compound. Draw the Lewis structure for this substance. (Assign lone pairs and radical electrons where appropriate.)

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A compound composed of sulfur and fluorine has an empirical formula of SF. The structure of this compound has a formal charge of zero on all elements in the compound. Draw the Lewis structure for this substance. (Assign lone pairs and radical electrons where appropriate.)

 

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