Sulfur has an electronegativity of 2.58 and oxygen has an electronegative of 3.44. When Sulfur dioxide is formed, a polar-covalent bond exists. What type of intermolecular force exists between two sulfur dioxide molecules?

covalent

London Dispersion

hydrogen

dipole-dipole

Question

Sulfur has an electronegativity of 2.58 and oxygen has an electronegative of 3.44. When Sulfur dioxide is formed, a polar-covalent bond exists. What type of intermolecular force exists between two sulfur dioxide molecules?

 covalent

 London Dispersion

 hydrogen

 dipole-dipole

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ipwnbunnies · Answer

Aight, kewl, so they tell you SO2 is a polar molecule. The molecule has a positive end and a negative end. When more molecules of SO2 are together, the positive side of one molecule is attracted to the negative side of another molecule. This is an example of dipole-dipole intermolecular forces. c: