Shown Here Is a Lewis Structure for SO₃ That Expands

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Shown here is a Lewis structure for SO₃ that expands the octet to minimize formal charges. The formal charge on the sulfur atom is zero.

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Molecular Orbital

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Atomic Orbitals

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