Explain the structure of sulphur dioxide. For 2 marks
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Hybridization of sulfur in sulfur dioxide. One of the canonical structures for sulfur dioxide - S O X 2 - has sulfur (with a lone electron pair) double bonded to each oxygen atom to form a total of 4 bonds for sulfur - which can be achieved via valence expansion into empty d-orbitals.
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SO₂, It's a covalent bond between Sulphur and Oxygen, Oxygen shares 2 electrons with sulphur and forms a co-valent bond which has low melting point and less strength.
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