Why is the bond order in the SO₃ molecule 1. 33 and not 2? 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 oxygen So shouldn't the bond order be 2?
Mechanism of sulfur trioxide reaction with water to make sulfuric acid $\ce {SO3}$ is a strong electrophile, enough to react quickly with water, which is a relatively weak nucleophile A water molecule is added to the structure, facilitated by the dislocation of a $\ce {S=O}$ bonding electron pair in $\ce {SO3}$ to the oxygen atom, forming the intermediate structure shown
Bents rule for Sulfur trioxide and Sulfur dioxide How is Bent's rule applied on $\ce {SO3}$ and $\ce {SO2}$? Bond length of $\ce {SO3}$ < $\ce {SO2}$ Is this a direct consequence of applying the Bent's rule?
How is sulphur trioxide formed and why is it stable? Closed 7 years ago Structure of $\ce {SO3}$ (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 electrons and needs only 2 more to become stable but the oxygen atoms share total of 6 electrons with sulfur atom So how is the molecule
Why does the conversion of SO₂ to SO₃ require high pressure? The conversion of sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide in the contact process for the manufacture of sulfuric acid requires the following condition: Temperature: 450 degrees Pressure: 1-2 atm, althoug
Is SO3 an ion or a molecule? - Chemistry Stack Exchange 3 Earlier I thought that $\ce {SO3^ {2-}}$ (sulfite) is an ion with -2 charge but today I read on internet $\ce {SO3}$ (sulfur trioxide) is a molecule with no charge How can this be possible? Please explain knowing that I am only a student of 10th standard (use normal chemistry concepts as far as possible)
Why is the boiling point of SO3 greater than NH3? But SO3 has no net dipole as it has a trigonal planar structure, which means that the only intermolecular force that it has are dispersion forces I understand that SO3 has a greater molar mass (80g mol) than NH3 (17g mol), but would this fully explain the difference in boiling point? Especially considering that there are hydrogen bonds in NH3?
How is SO3H added to a benzene ring with two substituents present If a benzene ring with an isopropyl group in the first position and bromine in the 3rd position was mixed with SO3 and H2SO4, where would the SO3H attach? Since Br is a deactivating agent that dire
Why is Sulfur trioxide a neutral electrophile? 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 belongs to ne