Week 11 - Resonance structures

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7 questions
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1.Draw the structure of ozone that shows the delocalized electron pair.

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1.Draw the delocalized structure of the carbonate ion, CO32– , (check on the video )

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explain why the C–O bond order in this ion is 1.33.

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Compare the C–O bond lengths and strengths in the carbonate ion to those in carbon dioxide and methanol, CH3OH

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Describe two pieces of evidence— one physical and one chemical— for the structure of benzene.

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How many delocalized electrons does each of the carbon atoms in a benzene ring contribute to the delocalized electron cloud?

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State the bond angle in benzene and the molecular geometry around each of the carbon atoms.