Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
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13-12 One analogy often used to explain the concept of a resonance hybrid is to relate a rhinoceros to a unicorn and a dragon. Explain the reasoning in this analogy and how it might relate to a resonance hybrid.
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Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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