The following three Lewis structures can be drawn for N2O: (a) Using formal...

The following three Lewis structures can be drawn for N₂O:

(a) Using formal charges, which of these three resonance forms is likely to be the most important? (b) The bond length in N₂O is 1.12 Å, slightly longer than a typical bond; and the bond length is 1.19 Å, slightly shorter than a typical bond. (See Table 8.5.) Rationalize these observations in terms of the resonance structures shown previously and your conclusion for part (a).

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