The Formal Charge on the Oxygen Atoms in the Lewis

question 107

Multiple Choice

The formal charge on the oxygen atoms in the Lewis structure for sulfur dioxide (SO₂) that minimizes the formal charges is ________

• A) 0 for both oxygen atoms.
• B) +1 for both oxygen atoms.
• C) -1 for both oxygen atoms.
• D) 0 for one oxygen atom, -1 for the other.
• E) +1 for one oxygen atom, -1 for the other.

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