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What is the shape of `SO_(2)` molecule ?

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In water `(H_(2)O)`, central atom oxygen has six electrons in their valence shell. In the formation of `H_2O`, oxygen shares its two electrons with two hydrogen atoms to form two bond pairs and other four electrons remain as lone pair. This is shown in the given figure ahead :
Since oxygen has four electron pairs around it. It should have tetrahedral geometry. But due to presence of two lone pairs geometry is regarded as angular or bent shape with bond angle `104.5^@` as shown in the figure.
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