Resonance of Ozone
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Resonance of Ozone
O3 has both a double and single bond in it's most stable, lowest energy Lewis structure. We were taught that in reality, these bonds would be an average between a double and single bond. So when asked whether ozone has one or two different bonds, would we say that it has one type of bond? Or would we follow the Lewis structure and say it has two different bonds?
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Re: Resonance of Ozone
You should say it has one type of bond, acknowledging the resonance in the structure.
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Re: Resonance of Ozone
You should say it only has one type of bond, because it has equal electron distribution throughout the structure, making all its bond lengths and bond strengths equal.
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