Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Sulfur dioxide:
A noxious, poisonous gas of
molecular formula
SO
2
. A significant air pollutant (forms
acid
rain) and commonly produced by
combustion
of sulfur or sulfur-containing substances such as low quality
diesel fuel
.
Molecular Structure
of Sulfur Dioxide
Lewis structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Sulfur trioxide
,
sulfoxide
,
sulfone
,
sulfonic acid
,
sulfonamide
,
sulfonyl chloride
,
thionyl chloride
,
sulfuric acid
,
sulfonation
,
sulfa drug
,
sulfate
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