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Write two resonance structures for the formate ion, HCO2‒. (The hydrogen and both oxygen atoms are bonded to the carbon.)
What do these structures predict about the carbon-oxygen bond lengths of the formate ion?
What do these structures predict about the electrical charge on the oxygen atoms?
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