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In the anion `HCOO^-` , the carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. This is due to :

A

The onion `HCOO` has two resonating structure

B

The onion is obtained by removel of a proton from the acid molecule

C

Electronic orbitals of carbon are hybridised

D

The `C = O` bond is weaker than the `C -O` bond

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