Question: (a) Write two resonance structures for the formate ion HCO2-.(The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are bonded to the carbon.) (b) Explain what these structures predict

(a) Write two resonance structures for the formate ion HCO2-.(The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are bonded to the carbon.)
(b) Explain what these structures predict for the carbon-oxygen bond lengths of the formate ion, and
(c), for the electrical charge on the oxygen atoms.

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