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Draw reasonable resonance structures for the following
Chapter 9, Problem 85P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Draw reasonable resonance structures for the following ions:
(a) \(\mathrm{HSO}_{4}^{-}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{3-}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{HSO}_{3}^{-}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}^{2-}\)
(Hint: See comment on p. 398.)
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QUESTION:
Draw reasonable resonance structures for the following ions:
(a) \(\mathrm{HSO}_{4}^{-}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{3-}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{HSO}_{3}^{-}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}^{2-}\)
(Hint: See comment on p. 398.)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
When the bonding between two polyatomic ions or certain molecules cannot be described by a single Lewis formula, resonance is a means to explain the delocalized electrons inside those molecules or ions.