Draw the two resonance structures of the carbocation intermediate formed in this reaction. Do not include any byproducts formed.

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Draw the two resonance structures of the carbocation
intermediate formed in this reaction. Do not include any
byproducts formed.
Transcribed Image Text:工 Draw the two resonance structures of the carbocation intermediate formed in this reaction. Do not include any byproducts formed.
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Resonance structure:
If the Lewis structure of a molecule or ion cannot explain by a single structure then more than one Lewis structure is written, these Lewis structures are different by the position of the lone pair of electrons and the pi bond. These structures are called resonance structures. The movement of pi electrons in resonance structures is shown by the curved arrow. 

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