Preparing for your ACS examination in general chemistry
Preparing for your ACS examination in general chemistry
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ISBN: 9780970804204
Author: Lucy T Eubanks
Publisher: ACS DIVCHED EXAMINATIONS INST.
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Chapter MS, Problem 11PQ
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The correct statement for structure of CO32 ion has to be determined.

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When one single structure is unable to describe all properties of molecule, phenomenon called resonance comes into play. This arises when two or more Lewis structures are possible for one molecule. All such structures are called resonating structures and have same placement of atoms in them but these have different locations of bond pairs and lone pairs. The resonating structures are interconvertible with each other. The resultant of all resonating or contributing structures is called resonance hybrid. Molecules that possess resonance are more stable than other molecules.

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