NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
When is resonance particularly important in molecules?
Options
- AWhen there are no contributing structures
- BWhen the contributing structures are equivalent in energy
- CWhen there is only one contributing structure
- DWhen the molecule is in a gaseous state
Correct answer
B. When the contributing structures are equivalent in energy
Step-by-step solution
Resonance is particularly important when the contributing structures are equivalent in energy.