Resonance structures

[Andrea_Torres]

What are resonance structures?

[Karyn How 1J]

Resonance structures are the potential possibilities for what the Lewis structure for the chemical compound could be. Some Lewis structure have multiple bonds in different equivalent locations which is depicted through resonance structures.

[sbeall_1C]

Resonance structures are when you move electrons within a Lewis structure (such as moving double bonds) to stabilize the structure and delocalize the electrons. The true structure of a Lewis Structure with resonance is a hybrid of all the possible resonance structures.

[Brianna Becerra 1B]

Resonant structures occur when there are multiple ways to draw a Lewis structure. This results in a hybrid or blend of its resonance structures. The electrons are then delocalized.

[Nohemi Garcia 1L]

Resonance structure are basically like the synonyms of chemistry; it's when there are multiple ways to draw a lewis structure for a molecule.

[Megan_1F]

the actual structure to a molecule with a resonance structure is a hybrid of its resonance structures.

[Ryan Juncker 3D]

Resonance structures are bonds in which the Lewis structure contains one or more double bond. These molecules have resonance if the double bond could be placed on more than one bond in the Lewis Structure. In reality, the bond is actually continually shifting and both or all bond lengths involved in the resonance will be measured at the same length.

[jvera4b]

Resonance structures are possible ways that the Lewis structure can be drawn (when there are multiple way to arrange electrons but the arrangement of the atoms doesn't change). A better representation of the structure would be a resonance hybrid/ an average of all the possible structures.

[Patricia Cardenas]

Does anyone have advice on how to start drawing lewis structures/resonance structures?

[ShreyaKannan1B]

Follow Prof Lavelle's instructions from his lecture ppt and from there it's just practicing getting fast with identifying formal charges.

[vanessas0123]

Resonance structures are different ways that the Lewis structure can be drawn. For example, one structure might have a double bond on an atom while another has a double bond on another atom. Both would work thus they are resonance structures.

[Donavin Collins 1F]

A resonance structure is simply when a molecule can be drawn as a Lewis structure in more than one way.

[April Meza 3K]

They are the various ways that a lewis structure can be drawn.

[J Medina 2I]

Does anyone have advice on how to start drawing lewis structures/resonance structures?

The first step would be to identify the least electronegative atom because this one will typically be the central atom.

[stephaniekim2K]

Resonance structures are different ways a lewis structure can be drawn, but they have the same formal charge.

[Mai V 4L]

Does anyone havve a video they think is a good reference for this topic?