bond lengths

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Rajiv Agarwal ·

Single bonds are longer than double bonds.
In case of the anion form of the acid, it is resonance stabilized, hence, the γ & δ bond lengths will be the same. (They have 1.5 bond order, and greater the bond order smaller is the bond length).

And α is a pure double bond, while β is a pure single bond.

Hence, the bond length order shall be:

B.L of β > γ = δ > α

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Asish Mahapatra ·

yeah rajiv's answer is correct

@abhi: in fig II the two reso str. are equivalent. So, the two bond lengths are equal

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