Q. Sulphur trioxide is dissolved in heavy water to form a compound X. The hydridisation of sulphur in X is
A) sp^{2}
B) sp^{3}
C) sp
D) dsp^{2}
Explanation
(b)
When SO_{3} is dissolved in heavy water D_{2}SO_{4} is formed as
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The hybridization state of S in D_{2}SO_{4} is sp^{3}
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