Biology, asked by siddharth17dwip04knx, 1 year ago

Is it true to say that the dipole moment of sulphur dioxide is zero ?

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Answered by siram
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no dipole moment of sulphur dioxide is 1.62
its false

siddharth17dwip04knx: Ok but answer this question based on Lewis theories
Answered by writersparadise
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It is False. The Dipole moment value of SO2 molecule is 1.61 Debye.

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a bent molecule with Sulphur atom in the middle and the two oxygen atoms on the sides, one connected by a double bond and with the other oxygen ion by a single bond. 

The difference in electronegativity of S and O is 1. So, the dipole moment created in S - O in case of SO2 atom will not be zero. Also, since the shape of SO2 is bent, dipole moments add up vectorically.
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