Complete the Lewis structures for COCl2 and SOCl2 using the skeletal structure shown below, being sure to follow the procedure for minimizing the sum of the absolute values for the formal charges where the octet rule need not be followed. Based on the complete structures, which statement below is true?
Hint: Consider the potential for multiple bonds on the molecules and be sure to account for all valence electrons.
A) The COCl2 exhibits formal charges but no resonance hybrids, while the SOCl2 exhibits both formal charges and resonance hybrids.
B) The COCl2 exhibits both residual formal charges and resonance hybrids, while the SOCl2 exhibits formal charges but no resonance hybrids.
C) The SOCl2 exhibits formal charges but no resonance hybrids, while the COCl2 exhibits resonance hybrids but no formal charges.
D) The SOCl2 exhibits both formal charges and resonance hybrids, while the COCl2 exhibits resonance hybrids but no formal charges.
E) The formal charges on all the atoms are zero, and the molecules have no resonance hybrids.
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