number of iron pairs on the central atom for SF6

In SF6, sulfur (S) is the central atom. Each fluorine atom (F) forms a single covalent bond with sulfur, resulting in a total of 6 covalent bonds. Since each covalent bond consists of two electrons, there are a total of 12 electrons shared with the sulfur atom. Hence, there are 6 iron pairs on the central sulfur atom.