{"id":133627,"date":"2024-08-24T00:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T00:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133627"},"modified":"2024-08-24T00:03:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T00:03:39","slug":"what-is-the-molecular-geometry-of-a-molecule-of-sulphur-dioxide-so2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/24\/what-is-the-molecular-geometry-of-a-molecule-of-sulphur-dioxide-so2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the molecular geometry of a molecule of Sulphur dioxide (SO2)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is the molecular geometry of a molecule of Sulphur dioxide (SO2)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Linear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Trigonal planar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Bent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Tetrahedral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The molecular geometry of a molecule of sulfur dioxide (SO\u2082) is <strong>C. Bent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sulfur dioxide (SO\u2082)<\/strong> has a central sulfur atom bonded to two oxygen atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sulfur atom has one lone pair of electrons in addition to the two bonding pairs with oxygen atoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This leads to a <strong>bent<\/strong> molecular shape due to the repulsion between the lone pair and the bonding pairs, which pushes the oxygen atoms closer together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bond angle is approximately 120\u00b0 in the bent shape, characteristic of molecules with a trigonal planar electron pair geometry but with one lone pair (AX2E type)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the molecular geometry of a molecule of Sulphur dioxide (SO2)? A.Linear B.Trigonal planar C.Bent D.Tetrahedral The molecular geometry of a molecule of sulfur dioxide (SO\u2082) is C. Bent. 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