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All of the bonds in the carbonate ion (CO32 ) are between C and O. Write Lewis structures...

All of the bonds in the carbonate ion (CO32 ) are between C and O. Write Lewis structures for the major resonance contributors, and use curved arrows to show their relationship. Apply the resonance concept to explain why all of the C—O bond distances in carbonate are equal.

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