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What is the predicted molecular geometry of the molecule SO2 using VSEPR theory?

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The predicted molecular geometry of the molecule SO2  sulfur dioxide  using VSEPR  Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion  theory is bent or angular. This is because sulfur has 6 valence electrons, and it forms two double bonds with two oxygen atoms, leaving one lone pair of electrons on the sulfur atom. The presence of this lone pair causes a repulsion that results in a bent molecular geometry with a bond angle of approximately 120 degrees.
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