swindoll Full Member 10+ Year Member Aug 10, 2014 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why can't we count the structure that has 4 bonds and 1 pair of non-bonding electrons on the central atom? Why is that not the third resonance structure? Thanks! Attachments Bootcamp Q.jpg 35 KB · Views: 121
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why can't we count the structure that has 4 bonds and 1 pair of non-bonding electrons on the central atom? Why is that not the third resonance structure? Thanks!
D dhk2131 Full Member 7+ Year Member Aug 10, 2014 #2 When it comes to resonance, you want to follow the octet rule. Upvote 0 Downvote
