The carbonate ion,

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

Problem

The carbonate ion, CO32−\text{CO}_3^{2-}, can be represented by three equivalent resonance structures, each containing one C=O double bond and two C–O single bonds. Determine the average bond order of a C–O bond in CO32−\text{CO}_3^{2-}.

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