Inorganic Chemistry
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Author: Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.25P
The isomenc ions
a. On the basis of the resonance structures of these ions, predict which would be morestable.
b. Sketch the approximate shapes of the
c. Predict which ion would have the shorter
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