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Calculate the formal charge on S in following structure :

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Total number of valence electrons in free S atom = 6
Total number of non bonded electrons = 0
Total number of shared electrons = 8
`therefore ` Fromal charge = 6 - 0 - `((1)/(2) xx 8)` = + 2
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