(a) Write two resonance structures for the formate ion HCO2-.(The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are bonded to...

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(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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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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