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Sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen gas to produce sulfur trioxide according to the following equation:

\[ 2\text{ SO}_2(g) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow 2\text{ SO}_3(g) \]

Based on Lewis diagrams in which all atoms obey the octet rule, what is the predicted outcome for the average \(\text{S}-\text{O}\) bond length as \(\text{SO}_2(g)\) is converted to \(\text{SO}_3(g)\), and what is the justification?

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