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Assign Formal Charges to Each Atom in the Resonance Form

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Assign formal charges to each atom in the resonance form for SOCl2 given below. Assign formal charges to each atom in the resonance form for SOCl<sub>2</sub> given below. A) 0 for Cl,0 for S,and 0 for O B) 0 for Cl,+1 for S,and -1 for O C) -1 for Cl,+4 for S,and -2 for O D) -1 for Cl,-2 for S,and -2 for O


A) 0 for Cl,0 for S,and 0 for O
B) 0 for Cl,+1 for S,and -1 for O
C) -1 for Cl,+4 for S,and -2 for O
D) -1 for Cl,-2 for S,and -2 for O

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