Consider the hypothetical molecule BA=B. Are the following statements true or false? (a) This molecule cannot exist.

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Consider the hypothetical molecule B—A=B. Are the following statements true or false?

(a) This molecule cannot exist.

(b) If resonance was important, the molecule would have identical A–B bond lengths.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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