Choose the INCORRECT statement.   Select one: a. The central atom is typically the atom with the highest electronegativity. b. Resonance is when more than one equally

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Choose the INCORRECT statement.


 

Select one:
a.

The central atom is typically the atom with the highest electronegativity.

b.

Resonance is when more than one equally plausible structure can be written

c.

 

In a molecule, hydrogen and halogen atoms are always at terminal positions

d.

In a Lewis structure, the number of valence electrons shown is one more for each negative charge.

e.

Formal charges are apparent charges associated with atoms in a Lewis structure.

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