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A bent molecular shape has a bond angle between 104o and 120o which is dependent upon the repulsion of unshared electron pairs. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is characterized by a bent or angular molecular shape. It is composed of one sulfur and two oxygens. It contains also one unshared electron pair.
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