Sulfur monoxide

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The structure of the sulfur monoxide molecule
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The structure of the sulfur monoxide molecule
A space-filling model of the sulfur monoxide molecule
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A space-filling model of the sulfur monoxide molecule

Sulfur monoxide is a chemical compound with formula SO and CAS number 13827-32-2. It is an unstable species that forms when monatomic oxygen reacts with sulfur (2O + S2 → 2SO).

It is produced in experiments of sonoluminescence if sulfuric acid is used instead of water.

Sulfur monoxide occurs naturally in the plasma torus of Io.

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