Question

Statement I :Different number of electron pairs are present in resonance structures.
Statement II : Resonance structures do not differ in the location of electrons around the constituent atoms

• A. Both statement I and II are correct.
• B. Both statement I and II are incorrect.
• C. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
• D. Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Resonating structures contain the same number of paired electrons. However, they differ in the way of distribution of electrons.