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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTMedium2 minQB
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The resonating structures of buta-1,3-diene are labelled I and II as shown below.

Choose the correct statement about their relative stability (contribution to the resonance hybrid).

resonance structures Q219

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

I is neutral with no charges. II has a + and a - on the end carbons, and the carbon with the + has only six electrons, so I is more stable.

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