discuss the structure of sulfer diaoxide
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Answer:
SO2 molecule has a bent structure with an O–S–O bond angle of 119°. Sulphur is sp2 hybridised and the lone pair of electrons of sulphur reduces the bond angle from 120° to 119°. In the structure, each oxygen atom is attached to sulphur by an σ and a π bond. ... Both S–O bonds are identical because of resonance.
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Sulfur dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula SO.
It is a toxic gas responsible for the smell of burnt matches. It is released naturally by volcanic activity and is produced as a by-product of copper extraction and the burning of fossil fuels contaminated with sulfur compounds. Sulfur dioxide has pungent smell like nitric acid.
Explanation:
SO2 is a bent molecule with C2v symmetry point group. A valence bond theory approach considering just s and p orbitals would describe the bonding in terms of resonance between two resonance structures.
Two resonance structures of sulfur dioxide
The sulfur–oxygen bond has a bond order of 1.5. There is support for this simple approach that does not invoke d orbital participation.[7] In terms of electron-counting formalism, the sulfur atom has an oxidation state of +4 and a formal charge of +1.
