NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What are the conditions that resonance structures must satisfy?
Options
- AThe same positions of nuclei and the same number of unpaired electrons
- BDifferent positions of nuclei and different numbers of unpaired electrons
- CThe same positions of nuclei and different numbers of unpaired electrons
- DDifferent positions of nuclei and the same number of unpaired electrons
Correct answer
A. The same positions of nuclei and the same number of unpaired electrons
Step-by-step solution
Resonance structures must have (i) the same positions of nuclei and (ii) the same number of unpaired electrons.