Please correct answer and don't use hand rating Which of following does NOT suggest that another resonance structure exists?Select one:O a. a lone pair of electrons adjacent to a multiple bondO b. an incomplete octet on an atom adjacent to a multiple bondO c.a lone pair of electrons on an atom adjacent to an atom with an incomplete octetO d.a ring containing an atom with an incomplete octetO e.a ring of alternating single and double bonds

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