Consider the resonance structures of formate. > H. Select the true statements about the resonance structures. Each carbon-oxygen bond is somewhere between a single and double bond. Each oxygen atom has a double bond 50% of the time. The actual structure of formate is an average of the two resonance forms. The actual structure of formate switches back and forth between the two resonance forms. 口□□

Consider the resonance structures of formate. > H. Select the true statements about the resonance structures. Each carbon-oxygen bond is somewhere between a single and double bond. Each oxygen atom has a double bond 50% of the time. The actual structure of formate is an average of the two resonance forms. The actual structure of formate switches back and forth between the two resonance forms. 口□□

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Author:Andrei Straumanis

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Chapter5: Resonance

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Problem 19CTQ: The C=O double bond is called a “carbonyl bond.” Acetone and othercarbonyl compounds are introduced...

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