* Covalent Bonding: Sulfur and oxygen share electrons to form the bonds.

* Polarity: Oxygen is more electronegative than sulfur, meaning it attracts the shared electrons more strongly. This creates a partial negative charge (δ-) on the oxygen atoms and a partial positive charge (δ+) on the sulfur atom.

This uneven sharing of electrons makes the bonds polar covalent bonds.

In addition to the two polar covalent bonds, sulfur dioxide also has a bent or V-shaped molecular geometry. This is because the sulfur atom has two lone pairs of electrons that repel the bonding pairs, causing the molecule to bend.