Choose the Best Statement Regarding Why Diagram I Is the Better

question 17

Multiple Choice

Choose the best statement regarding why diagram I is the better choice between these two Lewis diagrams for N₂O

• A) because II does not satisfy the octet rule for all atoms.
• B) because structure I has fewer formal charges than II.
• C) because structure I has the negative formal charge on the most electronegative atom.
• D) because structure I has the positive formal charge on the most electronegative atom.
• E) the best structure is actually structure II.

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