Thiocyanic acid (HSCN) is an inorganic acid (pKa = 1.1 at 25 °C) that can be classified as “strong” largely due to resonance stabilization of its conjugate base, thiocyanate (SCN– ). In the space provided below, draw Lewis electron dot structures of SCN- and all of its important resonance forms.

Thiocyanic acid (HSCN) is an inorganic acid (pKa = 1.1 at 25 °C) that can be classified as “strong” largely due to resonance stabilization of its conjugate base, thiocyanate (SCN– ). In the space provided below, draw Lewis electron dot structures of SCN- and all of its important resonance forms.

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Chapter10: Fuels, Organic Chemicals, And Polymers

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