When the lone pair on the nitrogen atom of formamide ( ) delocalizes into the…

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Problem

When the lone pair on the nitrogen atom of formamide (

\text{HCONH}_2

) delocalizes into the carbonyl group, which single atom in the molecule acquires the greatest increase in partial positive character in the resulting resonance hybrid?

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