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Q. The hybridisation of sulphur in $SO_2$ is

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

The hybridisation of sulphur in $SO _{2}$ is $sp ^{2}$. Sulphur atom has one lone pair of electrons and two bonding domains. Bond angle is $ < 120^{\circ}$ and molecular geometry is $V$-shape, bent or angular.