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What do formal charges primarily assist in selecting when considering multiple Lewis structures for a species?
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET
Options:
  • A The structure with the most electronegative atoms.
  • B The structure with the largest formal charges.
  • C The lowest energy structure.
  • D The structure with the most lone pairs.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The lowest energy structure.
The formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species.

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