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The structure of SO2 is a hybrid made up from two resonance structures. The sulfur is the central atom, with one oxygen on each side in a linear formation. The two resonance structures have one double bond between the Sulfur and an Oxygen and the other bond as a single bond. ( O=S-O or O-S=O)

In reality, the actual structure is a hybrid, in which the electrons that form the double bond move freely between each oxygen. The best way to show this is to write the structure with two single bonds, and add a dashed line above each of the double bonds. (O-S-O with dashed above).

Each bond can be considered 1.5 in magnitude.

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