using formal charges, predict which is the most likely resonance structure for N2O
The resonance structures of N2O are
- .. + .. + .. -
N = N = O : N N - O :
.. .. ..
(1) (2)
Among the resonance structures the one with the negative charge on the oxygen is more favorable because oxygen is a highly electronegative atom, and is more electronegative than nitrogen.
So structure (2) is more spredominant.
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