{"id":241735,"date":"2025-07-03T20:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=241735"},"modified":"2025-07-03T20:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:34:43","slug":"for-each-of-the-following-molecules-or-ions-that-contain-sulfur-write-the-lewis-structures-predict-the-molecular-structure-including-bond-angles-and-give-the-expected-hybrid-orbitals-for-sulfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/03\/for-each-of-the-following-molecules-or-ions-that-contain-sulfur-write-the-lewis-structures-predict-the-molecular-structure-including-bond-angles-and-give-the-expected-hybrid-orbitals-for-sulfur\/","title":{"rendered":"For each of the following molecules or ions that contain sulfur, write the Lewis structure(s), predict the molecular structure (including bond angles), and give the expected hybrid orbitals for sulfur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For each of the following molecules or ions that contain sulfur, write the Lewis structure(s), predict the molecular structure (including bond angles), and give the expected hybrid orbitals for sulfur: SO2, SO3, S2O, S2O3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-85.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241736\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the Lewis structures, molecular structures, and hybrid orbitals for sulfur in the requested molecules and ion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">a. SO\u2082 (Sulfur Dioxide)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lewis Structure:<\/strong>\u00a0Sulfur dioxide has 18 valence electrons. The Lewis structure for SO\u2082 is best represented by two resonance structures. In these structures, the central sulfur atom is double-bonded to one oxygen atom and single-bonded to the other, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner8-107.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241737\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For each of the following molecules or ions that contain sulfur, write the Lewis structure(s), predict the molecular structure (including bond angles), and give the expected hybrid orbitals for sulfur: SO2, SO3, S2O, S2O3. 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