Resonance Structures

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Madeline Phan 1E
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Resonance Structures

Postby Madeline Phan 1E » Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:57 pm

Do resonance structures have to optimum formal charge when we are drawing them? Also, how does one draw a resonance hybrid?
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Elizabeth Harty 1A
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Re: Resonance Structures

Postby Elizabeth Harty 1A » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:03 pm

I'm pretty sure the formal charge doesn't change because you aren't changing connectivity just arrangement? Also you can use the dotted lines to draw resonance to show the change in bonds.
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Petrina Kan 2I
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Re: Resonance Structures

Postby Petrina Kan 2I » Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:22 am

Whenever you are drawing a lewis structure, no matter if it is resonance or not, it is optimum to try to draw it with the least formal charge possible. But for different variations of a resonance structure, the overall formal charge should remain the same.
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