Qstnid -12- H3po3 Can Be Represented By Structures 1 And 2 Shown Below. Can These Two Structures Be Taken As The Canonical Forms Of The Resonance Hybrid Representing H3po3? If Not, Give Reasons For The Same. <Img Src="/etl/image/esa-cbse-xi/chem-hwh-sb/c04/2de8d4e1.jpg" Width="221" Height="89" Name="graphics28" Align="bottom" Border="0"> - 04: Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

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H₃PO₃ can be represented by structures 1 and 2 shown below. Can these two structures be taken as the canonical forms of the resonance hybrid representing H₃PO₃? If not, give reasons for the same.

Ans : The given structures cannot be taken as the canonical forms of the resonance hybrid of H₃PO₃ because the positions of the atoms have changed.