Question

What is true about resonance structures? Select the correct answer below: They are all different molecules. The interconvert with one another. They each partially describe the bonding in a molecule. They each fully describe the bonding in a molecule.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: They each partially describe the bonding in a molecule.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some chemical molecules cannot be described completely by using only one Lewis structure. In these cases, we can describe the molecule by drawing 2 or more Lewis structures, and the structures are called resonance structures. The overall molecular structure is explained by all the resonance structures together. So, they each describe the bonding in the molecule only partially.