Resonance Structures

[Giovanni Anguiano-Gutierrez 3L]

Can someone clarify what resonance structures are?

[zachary_nhem_4I]

Resonance structures are a set of two or more Lewis Structures that collectively describe the electronic bonding a single polyatomic species including fractional bonds and fractional charges

[zoedfinch1K]

Basically, they’re Lewis structures that can be written in different ways and still he correct. It’s important to note that the actual structure is actually a hybrid between these bonds.

[005162902]

Resonance can be described as the delocalization of electrons in a molecule. The electrons help form bonds within the molecule that can be drawn in Lewis Structures.

[nicole-2B]

There is more than one way to draw a lewis structure. For example the double bonds can move to another same element in the drawing.

[Sjeffrey_1C]

Also resonance structures are used to determine the true most stable structure. So if multiple resonance structures contribute equally, the structure will be a hybrid of all the resonance structures. This is why sometimes if there's resonance, bond lengths will be between that of a single bond and a double bond since its a hybrid!

[ranqiao1e]

They help to stabilize the molecule.

[AGulati_4A]

They are compounds that could have multiple variations for their structures, therefore -- these structures have delocalized electrons that make a changing structure

[CynthiaLy4F]

Resonance structures are other possible equivalent lewis structures that show the delocalization of electrons without changing the position of the atoms.

[Presley Gao 2C]

Resonance structures are two or more forms of a molecule where the chemical connectivity is the same but the electrons are distributed differently around the structure.

[KHowe_1D]

Resonance structures are the different ways the bonds can be done on the same molecule.

For example if there is a double bond on 3 oxygens and a single bond on 1 oxygen, the resonance structure would be the different positions of the single and double bonds on the molecule.

[Emil Velasco 1H]

Resonance structures essentially combine into a resonance hybrid. Each resonance structure describes how possible delocalized electrons may form bonds.

[JChen_2I]

Resonance structures are alternate Lewis structures for a single compound. They're all correct and often just have double/triple bonds at different locations.

[TimVintsDis4L]

Resonance structures are simply alternate Lewis structures for a given ion or molecule.

[Celine 1F]

Resonance structures are Lewis Structures for a compound that can alternate in regards to where their electrons are. Their structure stays the same but electrons are moved around.

[Nathan Rothschild_2D]

Say one way to draw the lewis structure CO2 was written as, 0-C=O(with sets electrons above the carbon and Oxygen), then the example of its resonance structure would be O=C-O. It is the rearranging or redrawing of bonds that does not change the structure itself. Please note this is not the correct lewis structure for CO2.

[Veronica Lu 2H]

resonance structures are lewis structures that are essentially all the same but have double/triple bonds at different locations

[SVajragiri_1C]

Resonance structures are the multiple Lewis structures a single molecule can have.

[stephaniekim2K]

They are structure with the same formal charges.