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title: "A student is asked to select the Lewis diagram for sulfur dioxide, \\(\\text{SO}_2\\), that represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents this structure?"
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# A student is asked to select the Lewis diagram for sulfur dioxide, \(\text{SO}_2\), that represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents this structure?

A student is asked to select the Lewis diagram for sulfur dioxide, \(\text{SO}_2\), that represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents this structure?

- **A.** Structure A
- **B.** Structure B
- **C.** Structure C
- **D.** Structure D

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