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The canonical or resonating structures of a molecule required to describe the structure of a molecule follow which of the following rules ?

A

identical arrangement of atoms

B

nearly the same energy content

C

same number of unpaired electrons

D

different number of unpaired electrons.

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D
different number of unpaired electrons.
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