Select the true statements regarding these resonance structures of formate

Chemistry Jan 16, 2021

Select the true statements regarding these resonance structures of formate. The actual structure of formate is an average of the two resonance forms. Each carbon-oyxgen bond is somewhere between a single and double bond. The actual structure of formate switches back and forth between the two resonance forms. Each oxygen atom has a double bond 50% of the time.

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