Consider the ring cation, called "cyclopentadienyl cation".... one of five possible resonance structures that can be drawn for it is shown below. In the actual ring cation, what is the charge on any one carbon atom, and what is the bond order of any one C,C bond?

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Consider the ring cation, called "cyclopentadienyl cation".... one of five
possible resonance structures that can be drawn for it is shown below. In the
actual ring cation, what is the charge on any one carbon atom, and what is the
bond order of any one C,C bond?
4?
charge on one C = ?
bond order
of C,C bond ?
Select one:
O A. +2/5; 4/3
OB. + 1/6; 1.5
O C. + 2/5; 7/5
OD. + 1/5; 6/5
O E. + 1/5; 7/5
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the ring cation, called "cyclopentadienyl cation".... one of five possible resonance structures that can be drawn for it is shown below. In the actual ring cation, what is the charge on any one carbon atom, and what is the bond order of any one C,C bond? 4? charge on one C = ? bond order of C,C bond ? Select one: O A. +2/5; 4/3 OB. + 1/6; 1.5 O C. + 2/5; 7/5 OD. + 1/5; 6/5 O E. + 1/5; 7/5
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