Resonance in carbonate ion CO 3 2 - is Which of the following is true?

Resonance in carbonate ion CO32- is

Which of the following is true?

  1. It is possible to identify each structure individually by some physical or chemical method.
  2. All these structures are in dynamic equilibrium with each other.
  3. Each structure exists for equal amount of time.
  4. CO32- has a single structure i.e., resonance hybrid of the above three structures.

Solution

Resonating structure are hypothetical and resonance hybrid is real structure which is weighted average of all the resonating structures.

So, CO32- has a single structure i.e. resonance hybrid of the three structures.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 1)

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