The nitrate ion, NO3⁻

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties

Problem

The nitrate ion, NO3⁻, is represented by three equivalent resonance structures in which one N–O bond is double and the other two are single. Calculate the average N–O bond order for an N–O bond in NO3⁻ and briefly justify your calculation.

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