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Draw the Lewis structure for sulfite (SO3²-) with minimized formal
charges. Does this molecule exhibit resonance?
Your submission:
:Ö-
:O:
S
A) Yes
Incorrect,
:Ö:
valence electrons.
Correct resonance designation
Transcribed Image Text:Draw the Lewis structure for sulfite (SO3²-) with minimized formal charges. Does this molecule exhibit resonance? Your submission: :Ö- :O: S A) Yes Incorrect, :Ö: valence electrons. Correct resonance designation
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