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Is SF2 polar or nonpolar?
Sulfur Difluoride (SF2) is polar because the two S–F bond dipoles do not cancel in its bent shape.
Sulfur Difluoride · bent at S
The molecule in space
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01 / MODEL RECORDPubChem 3D coordinates. Atom sizes and bond thickness are illustrative.How model data is used ↗
Why SF2 is polar
Sulfur has two bonding regions and two lone pairs in a simple VSEPR picture. The fluorine atoms are not opposite one another, so their S–F bond dipoles combine.
What to notice
Compare SF2 with linear XeF2: both contain fluorine, but only the bent arrangement leaves a net bond-dipole direction.
Common questions about SF2
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What does the Lewis structure of SF2 show?
The simple structure is F–S–F; sulfur has two lone pairs, and each fluorine has three.
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What is the molecular geometry of SF2?
SF2 has a bent at S molecular geometry. The 3D model shows representative bond angles of 97.9°. These angles come from the displayed model coordinates.
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What is the molar mass of SF2?
SF2 has an approximate molar mass of 70.06 g/mol, calculated from its formula using abridged standard atomic weights. Natural isotope variation can change the last digits.