Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 3 - Exercises - Page 150e: 102

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The Lewis structure for benzoic acid, including all resonance structures in which all atoms have a formal charge of zero, is as follows: Resonance Structure 1: ``` O ‖ C-OH / C || C-H | | C-H | | C-H | | C-H ``` Resonance Structure 2: ``` O ‖ C-OH / C || C-H | | C-H | | C-H | | C-H ``` Resonance Structure 3: ``` O ‖ C-OH / C || C-H | | C-H | | C-H | | C-H ``` All three resonance structures have a formal charge of zero on all atoms, as the double bonds and lone pairs are distributed evenly throughout the molecule, maintaining the overall stability and charge balance.
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