Which of the following species exhibits resonance if all the formal charges are minimized?

a. OF2
b. N2
c. PCl5
d. ClO3-
e. BrF3

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1 answer

Draw the Lewis electron dot structures for each of the five compounds. If there is a double bond or triple bond (as in ClO3^-), the double/triple bond can be moved around and those will be different resonance structures.