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title: "The sulfur dioxide molecule, \\(\\text{SO}_2\\), contains a total of \\(18\\) valence electrons. Which of the following Lewis diagrams represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement for \\(\\text{SO}_2\\)?"
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# The sulfur dioxide molecule, \(\text{SO}_2\), contains a total of \(18\) valence electrons. Which of the following Lewis diagrams represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement for \(\text{SO}_2\)?

The sulfur dioxide molecule, \(\text{SO}_2\), contains a total of \(18\) valence electrons. Which of the following Lewis diagrams represents the most favorable formal-charge arrangement for \(\text{SO}_2\)?

- **A.** Diagram A
- **B.** Diagram B
- **C.** Diagram C
- **D.** Diagram D

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