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Interpretation:
The term resonating structures is to be defined, and whether they can be isolated for analysis or not is to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Resonance is a hypothetical phenomenon, which is used to explain the actual behavior of some molecules. The properties of compounds, which involve conjugation of pi electrons and lone pairs in their structure cannot be explained on the basis of one structure. Therefore, to explain the exact behavior of molecules, the phenomenon of resonance is used.
Two or more Lewis structures of a compound that are required to explain all the properties of the compound are known as resonating structures.
Resonating structure are represented by double headed arrow.
Resonance structure differs only in the position of their electrons, not in the positions of their atoms.
Resonance structures are hypothetical and cannot be isolated.

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