According to experimental findings, all carbon to oxygen bonds in \(CO_3^{2-}\) are equivalent. Hence, it is inadequate to represent \(CO_3^{2-}\) ion by a single Lewis structure having two single bonds and one double bond.
Therefore, carbonate ion is described as a resonance hybrid of the following structures:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct option:
The bond angles \( b_1, b_2, b_3 \) in the above structure are respectively in \( ^\circ \):
Such a group of atoms is called a molecule. Obviously, there must be some force that holds these constituent atoms together in the molecules. The attractive force which holds various constituents (atoms, ions, etc.) together in different chemical species is called a chemical bond.
There are 4 types of chemical bonds which are formed by atoms or molecules to yield compounds.