NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
H 3 PO 3 can be represented by structures 1 and 2 shown below. Can these two structures be taken as the canonical forms of the resonance hybrid representing H 3 PO 3 and why?
Options
- AYes, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 are canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because they accurately repres
- BNo, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 cannot be considered canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because the po
- CYes, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 can be taken as canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because they are i
- DNo, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 cannot be considered canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because they v
Correct answer
B. No, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 cannot be considered canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because the po
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (B) No, the two structures of H 3 PO 3 cannot be considered canonical forms of the resonance hybrid because the position of atoms has changed.