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Question: what is the Formal charge on sulphur in S O 2 ​ is:

Question:  what is the Formal charge on sulphur in SO2​ is:

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ankit singh
askIITians Faculty 614 Points
3 years ago
S atom has six valence electrons out of which 2 remain as lone pair of electrons and 4 are shared with 2 oxygen atoms to form covalent bonds. Hence, no electron is gained and no electron is lost. So, neither negative nor positive charge is present on the S atom. Hence, the formal charge on S atom in SO2 is zero.

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