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Which of the following is a the most pre...

Which of the following is a the most preferred and hence of the lower energy for `SO_(3)`?

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The correct Answer is:
B
Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a nmber of possible Lewis structures for a given species. Generally the lowest energy strcture is the one with the smallest formal charges on the atoms.
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