Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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Chapter 4, Problem 20Q
The three NO bonds in NO3− are all equivalent in length and strength. How is this explained even though any valid Lewis structure for NO3− has one double bond and two single bonds to nitrogen?
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Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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