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When you are doing resonance structures, is it better to have a neutral charge on the entire molecule and have one atom without an octet, or is it better for all the atoms to have an octet and there be a formal charge on an atom(s)? The molecule I am questioning is H2CN2.
The molecule will be neutral if the second N has 2 valence pairs, and is bonded singly to the other N, but it would not have an octet. If there is a double bond between the two N's, one of the Ns will be (+), and other will be (-) but both Ns will have octets. Got my first orgo test tomorrow 🙄 Thanks for any help!
The molecule will be neutral if the second N has 2 valence pairs, and is bonded singly to the other N, but it would not have an octet. If there is a double bond between the two N's, one of the Ns will be (+), and other will be (-) but both Ns will have octets. Got my first orgo test tomorrow 🙄 Thanks for any help!