What is a resonance structure?
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What is a resonance structure?
Atomic Bonding:
Atoms form covalent bonds when they share electrons. These electrons can be shared in single pairs to form single bonds or in pairs of two or three to form double and triple bonds respectively.
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View this answerA resonance structure is a structure that is a combination of two different Lewis structures for a compound. It occurs when there are two double or...
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Chapter 1 / Lesson 6Understanding resonance structures will help you better understand how reactions occur. In this lesson, we'll learn how to identify resonance structures and the major and minor structures.
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