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Total number of lone pair in SO_3 is

Option: 1

3


Option: 2

6


Option: 3

9


Option: 4

12


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As we learnt

Sulfur trioxides -

In the gaseous state monomeric So3 has a planar structure with  S-O bond distance of 143 pm and O-S-O bond angle of 120 degree. So3 molecule is a resonance hybrid

- wherein

 

 In \: \: \: SO_3  there are 2 lone pairs in each oxygen atom 

So, total no. of lone pair = 6 

 

 

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Anam Khan

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