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Identify the resonance structures of the carbonate ion (CO3^2-) and determine the formal charge on each atom in each resonance structure.

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The carbonate ion  CO3^2-  has three resonance structures. In each resonance structure, one of the oxygen atoms forms a double bond with the central carbon atom, while the other two oxygen atoms form single bonds with the central carbon atom. The three resonance structures can be represented as follows:1. O=C-O - -O - 2. O - -C=O-O - 3. O - -O - -C=ONow, let's determine the formal charge on each atom in each resonance structure:1. O=C-O - -O -    - Carbon  C : Formal charge = 4 - 3 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Double-bonded Oxygen  O : Formal charge = 6 - 4 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Single-bonded Oxygen  O- : Formal charge = 6 - 6 - 1/2 2  = -1  x2 2. O - -C=O-O -    - Carbon  C : Formal charge = 4 - 3 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Double-bonded Oxygen  O : Formal charge = 6 - 4 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Single-bonded Oxygen  O- : Formal charge = 6 - 6 - 1/2 2  = -1  x2 3. O - -O - -C=O   - Carbon  C : Formal charge = 4 - 3 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Double-bonded Oxygen  O : Formal charge = 6 - 4 - 1/2 4  = 0   - Single-bonded Oxygen  O- : Formal charge = 6 - 6 - 1/2 2  = -1  x2 In summary, the carbonate ion  CO3^2-  has three resonance structures with the same formal charges on each atom: Carbon has a formal charge of 0, the double-bonded oxygen has a formal charge of 0, and each single-bonded oxygen has a formal charge of -1.
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