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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

For the species shown, locate the resonance pattern and choose the resonance contributor that it gives.

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Answer:
D
Solution:

Pattern : C=O next to an atom with a lone pair (the ring O). The C=O pi pair goes onto oxygen and the ring O lone pair forms C=O⁺. The charge-separated contributor is minor, but valid.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:RESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECT
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