Which of the following is true? Select the correct answer below: If the Lewis structure must have nonzero formal charges, the arrangement with the smallest nonzero formal charges is preferable. A molecular structure in which all formal charges are zero is preferable to one in which some formal charges are not zero. Lewis structures are preferable when adjacent formal charges are zero or of the opposite sign. All of the above

Which of the following is true? Select the correct answer below: If the Lewis structure must have nonzero formal charges, the arrangement with the smallest nonzero formal charges is preferable. A molecular structure in which all formal charges are zero is preferable to one in which some formal charges are not zero. Lewis structures are preferable when adjacent formal charges are zero or of the opposite sign. All of the above

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Which of the following is true?
Select the correct answer below:
If the Lewis structure must have nonzero formal charges, the arrangement with the smallest nonzero formal charges is preferable.
A molecular structure in which all formal charges are zero is preferable to one in which some formal charges are not zero.
Lewis structures are preferable when adjacent formal charges are zero or of the opposite sign.
All of the above

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