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BITSAT 2011
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2011
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Organic Chemistry

BITSAT 2011 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

In the anion HCOO^ - the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of...

In the anion HCOO−\mathrm{HCOO}^{-} the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?In the anion HCOO^ - the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

Options

  1. AThe C=O\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O} bond is weaker than the C−O\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{O} bond.
  2. BThe anion HCOO−\mathrm{HCOO}^{-} has two resonating structures.
  3. CThe anion is obtained byremoval of a proton from the acid molecule.
  4. DElectronic orbitals of carbon atom are hybridised.

Correct answer

B. The anion HCOO−\mathrm{HCOO}^{-} has two resonating structures.

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In the anion HCOO^ - the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?
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