Clarifying wording
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Clarifying wording
Is being "more likely to contribute to a resonance structure" the same as being the best/ most stable resonance structure?
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MeghetyManoyan1A
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Re: Clarifying wording
Yes, it refers to the most plausible resonance structure, which has the lowest formal charge/is the most stable.
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Rummel Requerme 1E
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Re: Clarifying wording
MeghetyManoyan1A wrote:Yes, it refers to the most plausible resonance structure, which has the lowest formal charge/is the most stable.
Maghety is correct. This means to search for the structure with the lowest formal charge.
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