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Comment on nature of two S-O bond formed in `SO_2` molecule. Are the two S-O bonds in this molecule equal ?

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`SO_2` molecule his an angular bent structure is a resonance hybrid of following two structures.

In `SO_2` both the `S-O` bonds are covalent in nature and have equal strength due to resonations structures.
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