Show all possible resonance structures for each of the following molecules or ions

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Show all possible resonance structures for each of the following molecules or ions:

 
 
 
C nitrous oxide (laughing gas), N₂O (where the bonding is in the order N-N-O)
→ :NEN=Ö
Ô=N—Ợ
NEN-Ö: →→→→
:NEN-Ö:
:NEN-Ö:
N—N=Ợ
N=N—Ợ *-N=N=Ở
N=N=Ợ •
Â==Ở
N—N=0
N—N=0
Transcribed Image Text:C nitrous oxide (laughing gas), N₂O (where the bonding is in the order N-N-O) → :NEN=Ö Ô=N—Ợ NEN-Ö: →→→→ :NEN-Ö: :NEN-Ö: N—N=Ợ N=N—Ợ *-N=N=Ở N=N=Ợ • Â==Ở N—N=0 N—N=0
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