Resonance structures indicate that ________

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Resonance structures indicate that the electronic structure of a molecule is an average or a superposition of the individual resonance structures. This means that the true electronic structure of the molecule is a combination of the resonance structures and not one particular structure. The resonance structures do not indicate the presence of different allotropic forms, isotopes, or ionic forms of a compound. Also, the molecule does not jump back and forth between the different electronic structures, but rather exists as a hybrid of them.

Resonance Structures Indicate That ________