How many double bonds are in $S O_{2}$ $SO_2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-04T00:39:12

There should be two double bonds.

Both sulfur and oxygen have 6 valence electrons. Since there are two Oxygen, the total valence electron is 18. (6 from sulfur and 12 from oxygen)

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