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Explain the struture of `CO_3^-2` ion in terms of resonance.

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According to the experimental findings,all carbon to oxygen bonds in `CO_3^2-` are equivalent. Therefore the carbonate ion is best described as a resonance hybrid of the canonical forms I,II,and III shown below:
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