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Give resonance structure of nitromethane and explain its real structure |
Answer» Solution :The nitromethane `(CH_(3)NO_(2))` which can be represented by two LEWIS structures, (I) and (II). These are its resonance STRUCTURE  There are two types of N-O bonds in these structures. However, it is known that the two N-O bonds of nitromethane are of the same length (intermediate between a N-O single bond ADN a N= O double bond). The actual structure of nitromethane is therefore a resonance HYBRID of the two canonical forms (I) and (II) |
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