NEET-XI-Chemistry
04: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- #11Explain the important aspects of resonance with reference to the
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ion.
Ans : According to experimental findings, all carbon to oxygen bonds inare equivalent. Hence, it is inadequate to represention by a single Lewis structure having two single bonds and one double bond.
Therefore, carbonate ion is described as a resonance hybrid of the following structures:
