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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Which of the following resonance structures contributes the most to the resonance hybrid ?

(A) structure

(B) structure

(C) structure

(D) structure

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

More pi bonds and complete octets make a structure more stable. Structure (D) has the + on oxygen, and every atom in it has a full octet. It also has the maximum number of pi bonds. The other three have an electron-deficient carbon.

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