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What hybridization scheme would be appropriate for the C atom in [CO3|2-? Draw resonance s...

What hybridization scheme would be appropriate for the C atom in [CO3|2-? Draw resonance structures to describe the bonding in [CO3l2-. Figure 5.34

shows representations of three MOs of [CO3J~ . The MOs in diagrams

(a) and

(b) in Fig. 5.34 are occupied; the MO in diagram

(c) is unoccupied. Comment on the characters of these MOs and assign a symmetry label to each orbital.

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