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`SO_3` has zero dipole moment. Why ?

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In `SO_3`, S has `sp^2` hybridization. So `SO_3` has trignal plannar geometry as shown in the figure. Dipole moment of each pair of bonds is cancelled by the third bond So `SO_3` has net zero dipole moment.
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