So I was checking the structure of nitric acid in Wikipedia, however I couldn't quite fathom why it looked like that because it seemed to contradict the following statement:

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> A Lewis structure with small or no formal charges is preferred over a Lewis structure with large formal charges.
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![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/N6XgC.png)

If we draw it like the one on the right, we get rid of formal charges and the structure is said to be more "stable". Why does this concept not work in this case?