Chemistry, asked by sobhanbera3772, 7 months ago

Why is co32^ ion cannot represented by single lewis structure?

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Answered by Aparajitha1111

In carbonate (CO2-3) ion. All three C to O bond lengths are the same. This cannot be shown by a single Lewis structure. The ion is a hybrid of three contributing structures.

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