Chapter 6, Problem 6.95QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The resonance structures of pyridine should be drawn and also the bond length of the $\text{C}-\text{N}$ bond should be estimated.

Concept Introduction:

• Sometimes the chemical bonding of a molecule cannot be represented using a single Lewis structure. In these cases, the chemical bonding are described by delocalization of electrons and is known as resonance.
• All the possible resonance structures are imaginary whereas the resonance hybrid is real.
• In a molecule, if two atoms are bonded covalently, then the distance between both nuclei is known as bond length. As the number of bond increases, the bond length decreases.

To find: The resonance structure of the given molecule and the bond length for $\text{C}-\text{N}$.