Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)

Heavier chalcogen analog of water; same nominal electron count with softer, more diffuse valence orbitals. Teaching note: figures illustrate qualitative electronic structure; quantitative benchmarking should use larger bases, dispersion, and experimental structures.

Geometry
Bent
Polarity
Polar
Bond angle
~92°
Hybridisation
sp3-like on S
VSEPR
AX2E2
Bonds
2 σ bonds · lone pairs on S
Molecular orbitals
8 valence MOs; illustrates second-row orbital extension in qualitative MO drawings.
SMILES
S

Electron density: spin-paired GPAW (PBE) on an isolated gas-phase geometry; molecular orbitals: restricted mean-field RHF with sto-3g in PySCF unless noted.

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