What Is Wrong with the Lewis Structure Shown for Sulfur

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with the Lewis structure shown for sulfur trioxide, SO₃?

• A)Oxygen, not sulfur, should be the central atom.
• B)Sulfur should have 10 electrons around it instead of 8, to show its expanded octet.
• C)The structure shows 26 valence electrons, but there should only be 24.
• D)There are too many bonding electrons shown.
• E)The structure should show each oxygen atom with a double bond to the sulfur atom.

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