for SCN-
if S-C has a bond order of 1, S=C and C=N have bond orders of 2, and C triple bond N hasa bond order of 3, ...
Do the bond length in SCN- point to one resonance structure over the other? Which one?
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No, the bond lengths in SCN- do not point to one resonance structure over the other. The bond lengths in SCN- are determined by the average of the two resonance structures, and so the bond lengths are the same regardless of which structure is favored.
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