_9. :0: || :0-N-0: Which of the following statements, if true, would support the claim that the NO3¯ ion, represented above, has three resonance structures? (A) The NO3 ion is not a polar species. (B) The oxygen-to-nitrogen-to-oxygen bond angles are 90°. One of the bonds in NO3 is longer than the other two. (C) (D) One of the bonds in NO3 is shorter than the other two.

_9. :0: || :0-N-0: Which of the following statements, if true, would support the claim that the NO3¯ ion, represented above, has three resonance structures? (A) The NO3 ion is not a polar species. (B) The oxygen-to-nitrogen-to-oxygen bond angles are 90°. One of the bonds in NO3 is longer than the other two. (C) (D) One of the bonds in NO3 is shorter than the other two.

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