1. The resonance forms are imagenory. The real structure is a hybrid of the forms we imagine.
2. Nuclei should not be moved but only electrons can delocalise.
3. The total formal charge of the species is to be costant.
Ex:
H - C N: H - C: - = N+
Total formal charge: 0 - 1 + 1 = 0
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