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Resonance and Formal Charge – AP Chem Unit 2, Topic 6

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Jeremy Krug (krugslist) 103 tutorials here
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In this video, Mr. Krug shows how some molecules have multiple resonance structures. He also shows students how to calculate the formal charge of each atom in a molecule and how to use formal charge to determine which Lewis diagram will represent the most stable structure for a molecule.

00:00 Resonance Structures
05:01 Formal Charge