Why is the bond order in the SO₃ molecule 1.33 and not 2?
Apr 21, 2015 · $\\ce{SO3}$ 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 …
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 …
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 …
Mechanism of sulfur trioxide reaction with water to make sulfuric …
May 8, 2017 · $\ce {SO3}$ 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 …
Why is the boiling point of SO3 greater than NH3?
Apr 29, 2024 · 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 …
How to shift SO3/SO2 equilibrium? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2023 · In this case, if I want to decrease the amount of $\ce {SO3}$, I need to shift the equilibrium to the left, meaning that I need to decrease the concentration of $\ce {SO3}$. …
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 …
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 …
Reason for shorter bond between sulphur and oxygen?
Jan 14, 2019 · If you would consider it more carefully, you would see that the bond order in SO2 and SO3 are, respectively, 1.5 and 4/3. This means that they are shorter than a single bond of …
acid base - The contact process - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Sep 7, 2023 · The explanation is kinetics. $\ce {SO3}$ reacts with water producing fumes of sulfuric acid. On the contrary it is dissolved into sulfuric acid without fumes, producing oleum. …