Question

In ${CO}_3^{2-}$, all the three $C-O$ bonds are of identical length.

State whether the above statement is true or false

• A. The statement is true
• B. The statement is false
• C. Neither
• D. In ${CO}_2^{2-}$, all the three $C-O$ bonds are of identical length

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The statement is true

There is resonance in C-O bonds and All the carbon-oxygen bonds are identical, and the two negative charges are spread over the three oxygens. The ion is again delocalised.