What hybridization scheme would be appropriate for the C atom in [CO3]²‾? Draw resonance structures to describe the bonding in [CO3]²‾. Figure 5.34 shows representations of three MOs of [CO₃]²‾. The MOs in diagrams (a) and (b) in Fig. 5.34 are occupied; the MO in diagram (c) is unoccupied. Comment on the characters of these MOs and assign a symmetry label to each orbital.

Figure 5.34.

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(a) 88 (b) (c)