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Which of the following structures is the most preferred and hence of lowest energy for SO3 ? |
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Answer» (d) Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given compound. The lowest energy structure means the structure with the smallest formal charge on each atom of the compound. A Lewis dot structure is preferable when all formal charges are zero. |
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