swindoll Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 30, 2013 Messages 723 Reaction score 530 Points 5,246 Location USA 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: 119
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 Joined Jul 2, 2014 Messages 125 Reaction score 41 Points 4,641 Pre-Dental Aug 10, 2014 #2 When it comes to resonance, you want to follow the octet rule. Upvote 0 Downvote
