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In the cyanid...

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In the cyanide ion the formal negative charge is on:

A

C

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N

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C

both

C

and

N

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D

resonate between

C

and

N

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Solution

The correct option is B resonate between $C$ and $N$
In the cyanide ion the formal negative charge resonates between $C$ and $N$ . Cyanide ion has resonating structure, $-_C \equiv N ⟷_N = \to C$

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