Mechanism of sulfur trioxide reaction with water to make sulfuric …
May 8, 2017 · $\ce {SO3}$ is a strong electrophile, enough to react quickly with water, which is a relatively weak nucleophile. A water molecule is added to the structure, facilitated by the …
Why is the bond order in the SO₃ molecule 1.33 and not 2?
Apr 21, 2015 · $\\ce{SO3}$ molecule has three double bonded oxygen to the central sulfur atom. Sulfur has $\\ce{sp^2}$ hybridization and it has 6 outer electrons which make the bonds with …
Is SO3 an ion or a molecule? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
May 17, 2017 · Earlier I thought that SOX3X2− S O X 3 X 2 (sulfite) is an ion with -2 charge but today I read on internet SOX3 S O X 3 (sulfur trioxide) is a molecule with no charge. How can …
Bent's rule for Sulfur trioxide and Sulfur dioxide
Sep 19, 2014 · How is Bent's rule applied on $\ce {SO3}$ and $\ce {SO2}$? Bond length of $\ce {SO3}$ < $\ce {SO2}$. Is this a direct consequence of applying the Bent's rule?
How to shift SO3/SO2 equilibrium? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2023 · In this case, if I want to decrease the amount of $\ce {SO3}$, I need to shift the equilibrium to the left, meaning that I need to decrease the concentration of $\ce {SO3}$. …
How is sulphur trioxide formed and why is it stable?
Mar 27, 2018 · Structure of SOX3 S O X 3 (sulfur trioxide): In the molecule, if each oxygen atom shares two electrons with sulfur atom then how does the sulfur atom remain stable? It already …
Is the electrophile in sulfonation of benzene SO3 or SO3H+?
Jul 2, 2018 · What's the electrophile in sulfonation of benzene? Is it SOX3 S O X 3 or SOX3HX+ S O X 3 H X +? According to what my professor taught me, both SOX3 S O X 3 and SOX3HX+ …
acid base - The contact process - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Sep 7, 2023 · The explanation is kinetics. $\ce {SO3}$ reacts with water producing fumes of sulfuric acid. On the contrary it is dissolved into sulfuric acid without fumes, producing oleum. …
inorganic chemistry - Separation of sulfur dioxide and sulfur …
Nov 7, 2016 · When gases leave the catalytic reactor in the contact process of sulfuric acid generation, both $\\ce{SO2}$ and $\\ce{SO3}$ will be present. According to descriptions I …
bond - Does formal charge or the octet rule take precedence over …
Nov 21, 2022 · So, if the question were to "draw the Lewis structure of $\ce {SO3^2-}$ ", then following the conventions of Lewis structures with regard to charge vs octet would make …