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Answer: Write three resonance structures for (a) the
Chapter 9, Problem 109P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Write three resonance structures for (a) the cyanate ion \(\left(\mathrm{NCO}^{-}\right)\) and (b) the isocyanate ion \(\left(\mathrm{CNO}^{-}\right)\) . In each case, rank the resonance structures in order of increasing importance.
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QUESTION:
Write three resonance structures for (a) the cyanate ion \(\left(\mathrm{NCO}^{-}\right)\) and (b) the isocyanate ion \(\left(\mathrm{CNO}^{-}\right)\) . In each case, rank the resonance structures in order of increasing importance.
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Resonance structures are sets of Lewis structures that explain how the electrons in a polyatomic ion or molecule become delocalized.