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Explain the structure of CO_(3)^(2-) ion in terms of resonance.

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Solution :The carbonate ion shown by three Lewis structure and two SINGLE bond (C - O ), one double bond (C = O ) between carbon and oxygen in it.

I, II and II resonance structure by `CO_(3)^(2-)` and (IV) structure is resonance HYBRID.
I, ll, III lewis structure of `CO_(3)^(2-)` are not described correctly. In this C - 0 bond length is 143 pm is not obtained. But all C = 0 bond has equal 132 pm bond length. It can be explain by hybrid resonance structure . IV. In `CO_(3)^(2-)` all C - O bonds are equipment .


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