The acetate ion is often sketched in line-angle form as CH –C(=O)O
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Problem
The acetate ion is often sketched in line-angle form as CH3–C(=O)O−. After writing all resonance structures that minimize formal charge, what is the average C–O bond order in the ion?
(a) 2
(b) 1.5
(c) 1
(d) 1.33