High School Chemistry › Help with Resonance
When will resonance be possible in a molecule?
The molecule must contain a double or triple bond adjacent to a single bond
The molecule must only contain single bonds
The molecule must contain oxygen or nitrogen
The molecule must contain carbon atoms
The molecule must have a triple bond adjacent to a single bond
Which of the following best explains the concept of resonance structures?
Certain molecules exist in nature whose structures may have two or more different forms based on the instantaneous locations of electrons within the molecule
Certain molecules exist in nature whose structures may have two or more different forms based on the locations of atoms within the molecule
Certain elements exist in nature in several different isotopes
Chemists are unsure of the structures of some molecules, so they use resonance structures to model several possibilities at once