confused about renosane stability

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i thought C is the most stable because OH is an electron donator and prefers a + under it. 😕😕
 
what is the right answer? i'm trying to elminate some and so far i say it can't be B or D (F and O w/ + shoudln't look like that?). I'd guess E? The positive is furthest from the other stuff and the O has 2 sets of elecrons.

I could be totally wrong though, ochem is not my forte 😴
 
what is the right answer? i'm trying to elminate some and so far i say it can't be B or D (F and O w/ + shoudln't look like that?). I'd guess E? The positive is furthest from the other stuff and the O has 2 sets of elecrons.

I could be totally wrong though, ochem is not my forte 😴

the answer is D. why is C wrong?
 
in the question they mention the octet rule so i assume that negative charge must be on the most electronegative atom and + charge must be on the less electronegative atom. is this correct?
 
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there is pretty much teh same question in 163 of destroyer. The "extra" double bond makes it more resonance stabilized and therefore is a large part of the overall structure.
 
there is pretty much teh same question in 163 of destroyer. The "extra" double bond makes it more resonance stabilized and therefore is a large part of the overall structure.

ohhh i skipped over this question because i thought i got it right.