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Idea of Hybridisation

I: The sulfur...

Question

I: The sulfur in ${S O}_{2}$ , is ${s p}^{2}$ hybridized.
II: ${S O}_{2}$ has linear electron pair geometry.

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Solution

In $S O_{2}$ both oxygen and sulphur have ${s p}^{2}$ hybridisation.
$S O_{2}$ is actually best shaped due to the presence of lone pair.

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