Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding res…

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Published on: August 12, 2026

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding resonating structures?

All atoms in a contributing structures must have complete valence shells.

All contributing structures must have same arrangement of atoms.

All resonating structures must have same number of valence electrons.

Equivalent resonating structures have same potential energies.

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The correct answer is:

There can be an atom with incomplete valence shel in one or more resonating structure. This

can be explained by an example.

Both in I and II structures carbon atom has sextet of electrons while in III structure all its atoms has complete valence shell.

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