Does the following substace SO3 contain ionic or covalent bonds??

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Does the following substace SO3 contain ionic or covalent bonds??

if covalent can you briefly explain

2007-03-04 18:17:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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covalent

2007-03-08 06:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by ny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Covalent, because the electronegativity difference between S and O is not large. The bonds are basically covalent, but polarised so that the O atoms have a bit more than a 50% share of the electron pairs.

2007-03-05 02:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

covalent

S and O atoms share electrons

2007-03-05 02:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋