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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many resonance structures does NH3 have? I believe that there are none, but I would like some confirmation...

OpenStudy (photon336):

Do you know what resonance is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think that a resonance structure is a visualization of molecular structures, a more comprehensive representation than the Lewis Structure.

OpenStudy (photon336):

Good, another way to explain it is this; Resonance shows the movement of pi electrons, remember you can't have resonance in a molecule with only sigma bonds i'll show you these. look at this example, is there any resonance in this structure? |dw:1440992251474:dw|

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