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Chapter 1 Problem 1.75c

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How does the resonance model account for the fact that the length of each O!O bond in ozone (128 pm) is shorter than the O!O single bond in hydrogen peroxide (HOOH, 147 pm) but longer than the O!O double bond in the oxygen molecule (123 pm)?

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The first step in solving 1 problem number 77 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: How does the resonance model account for the fact that the length of each O!O bond in ozone (128 pm) is shorter than the O!O single bond in hydrogen peroxide (HOOH, 147 pm) but longer than the O!O double bond in the oxygen molecule (123 pm)?
From the textbook chapter Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Organic Chemistry 6 
Author William H. Brown, Christopher S. Foote , Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn
ISBN 9780840054982

How does the resonance model account for the fact that the

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