Question

Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding canonical forms.

Options

• The average of all canonical forms contributes to overall bonding characteristic features of the molecule.

• Only the lowest energy canonical form is adequate to explain all the properties of the molecule.

• Energy of the resonance hybrid structure is less than the energy of any single canonical form.

• Each canonical form differs from the other only in the position of electrons.

Answer 1

Only the lowest energy canonical form is adequate to explain all the properties of the molecule.