Why is the bond order in the SO₃ molecule 1.33 and not 2?
Apr 21, 2015 · 15 $\ce {SO3}$ molecule has three double bonded oxygen to the central sulfur atom. Sulfur has $\ce {sp^2}$ hybridization and it has 6 outer electrons which make the bonds with the …
Is SO3 an ion or a molecule? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
May 17, 2017 · Earlier I thought that SOX3X2− S O X 3 X 2 (sulfite) is an ion with -2 charge but today I read on internet SOX3 S O X 3 (sulfur trioxide) is a molecule with no charge. How can this be …
How is sulphur trioxide formed and why is it stable?
Mar 27, 2018 · Structure of SOX3 S O X 3 (sulfur trioxide): In the molecule, if each oxygen atom shares two electrons with sulfur atom then how does the sulfur atom remain stable? It already has 6 valence …
Is the electrophile in sulfonation of benzene SO3 or SO3H+?
Jul 2, 2018 · What's the electrophile in sulfonation of benzene? Is it SOX3 S O X 3 or SOX3HX+ S O X 3 H X +? According to what my professor taught me, both SOX3 S O X 3 and SOX3HX+ S O X 3 H X …
Why is Sulfur trioxide a neutral electrophile?
Oct 9, 2015 · My chemistry book says, an electrophile is a reagent which is atrracted to electrons, therefore positive ions and reagents with incomplete octets act as electrophiles, Sulfur trioxide …
Mechanism of sulfur trioxide reaction with water to make sulfuric acid
May 8, 2017 · Wikipedia says the bonds to all oxygen atoms in sulphur trioxide are equal double bonds. In section 2 you seem to have incorrectly started off with the sulphite anion, instead. With that …
How to shift SO3/SO2 equilibrium? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2023 · I am struggling with a chemical equilibrium question and would appreciate some help. The question involves a closed system where the equilibrium $$\\ce{2SO2(g) + O2(g) <=> …
Bent's rule for Sulfur trioxide and Sulfur dioxide
Sep 19, 2014 · Here are structures of dominant resonance structure (only one of 3 and 2 differencing only by rotation) for sulfur tri- and dioxide. Despite common misconception, d-orbitals apaprantely …
Sulfur trioxide structure - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Nov 11, 2014 · What resonance structure is the most abundant in sulfur trioxide: the one with one double and two single, the one with two double and one single or the one with all three double …
acid base - The contact process - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Sep 7, 2023 · In the contact process, concentrated sulphuric acid instead of water is used to absorb the sulphur trioxide gas produced.One of the reasons suggested online is that the reaction between …