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Sulfuric acid is manufactured by a series of reactions represented by the following equations:
Draw a Lewis structure, predict the molecular geometry by VSEPR, and determine the hybridization of sulfur for the following
(a) circular S8 molecule
(b)
(c)
(d)
(the hydrogen atoms are bonded to oxygen atoms)
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