Chapter 8, Problem 8.118QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The similarity in the sulfur-oxygen bond lengths in ${\text{SO}}_3^{-}$ and ${\text{SO}}_4^{2-}$ ions is to be predicted.

Concept introduction: The bond length is the distance between the nuclei of atoms and bond order is defined as the total number of bonds present in a molecule. When the bond order is high, the bond length is shorter because of the stronger attraction between the atoms.

To determine: If the sulfur-oxygen bond lengths in ${\text{SO}}_3^{-}$ and ${\text{SO}}_4^{2-}$ ions are same.