Write resonance forms that describe the distribution of electrons in CO32-.
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Write resonance forms that describe the distribution of electrons in HCO3– and show how the electrons move between the structures with curly arrows.
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Write resonance forms that describe the distribution of electrons in allyl ion (skeleton shown below) and show how the electrons move between the structures with curly arrows.
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Write resonance forms that describe the distribution of electrons in pyridine (with the bonding skeleton shown below) and show how the electrons move between the structures with curly arrows.
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Sodium nitrite, which has been used to preserve bacon and other meats, is an ionic compound. Write the resonance forms of the nitrite ion, NO2– and show how electrons move between the resonance structures with curly arrows.
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Write the resonance forms of ozone, O3, the component of the upper atmosphere that protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. Show arrow pushing for how one can interconvert between the resonance structures with curly arrows.