Draw the resonance structures for the formate ion, HCO 2 , and find the formal charge

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Draw the resonance structures for the formate ion, HCO2, and find the formal charge on each atom. If an H+ ion is attached to HCO2 (to form formic acid), does it attach to C or O?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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