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Complete the definition of resonance

Exercise and reference answers

Missing parts
  1. Answer
    skeletal
    Choices
    1. skeletal
    2. ionic
    3. crystal
  2. Answer
    resonance
    Choices
    1. resonance
    2. hybridisation
    3. polarity
  3. Answer
    hybrid
    Choices
    1. hybrid
    2. lattice
    3. pair
Complete the statement
When one Lewis structure will not describe a molecule accurately, several structures on the same {0} structure are written. This is called {1}, and the contributing forms together make the resonance {2}.

Explanation

Resonance is a description of the model's limits, not of a real oscillation. Source: syllabus Chemistry, Ch 4 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure.
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