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NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3pn205

The number of S=O bonds in a molecule of sulphuric acid, $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ , is

A0
B2
C4
D1

Answer: B

Sulphuric acid is

O X_{2} S (OH) X_{2}

: sulphur is bonded to two S=O oxygens and two OH groups.

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