sapling number 4

[reva_bajjuri]

for the carbamate ion(and all other ions w resonance structures) are structures with no lone pairs favored over those with lone pairs? even if the one with lone pairs has lower formal charges?

[Shivani Kapur 2J]

Structures with the closest formal charges to zero are favored. Elements with a formal charge of 0 are more stable therefore they are more favored.

[Shivani Kapur 2J]

Structures with the closest formal charges to zero are favored. Elements with a formal charge of 0 are more stable therefore they are more favored.

[reva_bajjuri]

okay i was just confused because on sapling it said the most likely resonance structure was one with more nonzero formal charges. the only difference was that it lacked a lone pair