how can you have resonance of CO2 if there is only one structure?

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how can you have resonance of CO2 if there is only one structure?

What is meant by charge seperation and how does it apply to resonance?

2007-10-08 07:34:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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I suppose what is meant is a structure like O=C+O-, with a single bond between the two charged atoms.
There will be two such structures, of course - the other one with the bonding reversed.

2007-10-08 07:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋