SOCl2 SO2Cl2x – 2 – 2 = 0 x – 4 – 2 = x – 6 = 0x – 4 = 0 ; x = +4 x = + 6SO2Cl2 is tetrahedral because the central atom Sulphur is sp3 hybridised and it contains no lone pairIn SOCl2, the sulphur atom is sp3 hybridised. Due to the presence of lone pair of electrons on the ′S′ atom, the molecule has distorted tetrahedral geometryIn SOCl2 the Cl−S−Cl and Cl−S−O bond angles are 96.5∘ and 107.4∘ respectively

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The shapes of both SOCl₂ and SO₂Cl₂ are same

The hybridisation state of sulphur is same

The Cl–S–Cl angle in both SOCl₂ and SO₂Cl₂ is same

The oxidation state of sulphur is different

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SOCl₂ SO₂Cl₂
x – 2 – 2 = 0 x – 4 – 2 = x – 6 = 0
x – 4 = 0 ; x = +4 x = + 6

SO₂Cl₂ is tetrahedral because the central atom Sulphur is sp³ hybridised and it contains no lone pair

In SOCl₂, the sulphur atom is sp³ hybridised. Due to the presence of lone pair of electrons on the ′S′ atom, the molecule has distorted tetrahedral geometry

In SOCl₂ the Cl−S−Cl and Cl−S−O bond angles are 96.5^∘ and 107.4^∘ respectively

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