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Explain why CO{_{3}}^{2-} ion cannot be represented by a single Lewis structure. How can it be best represented?

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In  ion, CO{_{3}}^{2-} there are three C-O bonds, and all have same bond length.

The reason is that they show resonating structures not only one structure. All the properties are explained below by the Lewis structure.

 

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