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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Dipole moment of CO2 molecule is zero whereas SO2 has some dipole moment. Explain the reason.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
While in case of sulphur dioxide, its has some value of dipole moment because, the dipole moments of the two oxygens doesn't cancel out as the sulphur has a lone pair of electron as a result of which the structures acquires a bent shape resulting in non-cancellation of dipole moment, hence a polar molecule.