Sulfur dioxide has a dipole moment of 1.60 D. Carbon dioxide has a dipole moment of zero,

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Sulfur dioxide has a dipole moment of 1.60 D. Carbon dioxide has a dipole moment of zero, even though C-O bonds are more polar than S-O bonds. Explain this apparent contradiction.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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