AP Chemistry
2.6 Resonance and Formal Charge
2.5 Lewis Diagrams
A materials laboratory identifies two gas-phase byproducts as \(\text{SOF}_4\) and \(\text{XeOF}_4\). In each species, the sulfur or xenon atom is bonded to one terminal oxygen atom and \(4\) terminal fluorine atoms. All the candidate structures below use the correct total number of valence electrons and give each terminal atom an octet. Expanded octets on the central atoms are allowed.
Which choice shows the most favorable formal-charge arrangement for both species?
Which choice shows the most favorable formal-charge arrangement for both species?
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