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What is Resonance Organic Chemistry Tutorial Video

September 8, 2015 By Leah4sci 9 Comments

What is Resonance - Understanding Orgo Resonance Structures Vid 1 by Leah FischThe first step to learning resonance structures in organic chemistry, is to comfortably know the answer to this question:

What is Resonance?

Don't just memorize ‘these arrows move here'. Instead, make sure you get why molecules resonate to delocalize their electrons, and understand the difference between ‘resonance hybrid' and ‘resonance intermediates'. This and more is covered in the video below

(Watch on YouTube: Resonance. Click cc on bottom right for video transcription.)

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Video:

  • Lewis Structures Tutorial Video
  • Formal Charge Shortcut

–> Watch Next Video: Key Arrow Patterns in Resonance Structures

This is Video 1 in the Resonance Structures Video Series. Click HERE for the entire series.

Ready to test your resonance skills? Try my FREE Resonance Practice Quiz.

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Comments

  1. em says

    August 4, 2019 at 11:43 pm

    When you drew the three structures for NO3-, why don’t we place a double ended arrow between the bottom two structures going from the far right structure to the far left structure (the pi bond going from the far right oxygen atom to the far left oxygen atom)?

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  2. Magnus says

    September 20, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    You are the best teacher I have ever met

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  3. Devin says

    June 9, 2018 at 9:09 am

    Excellent video!

    Reply
  4. Lauren Muia says

    January 18, 2018 at 11:44 am

    How can you determine the charges on the oxygens ?

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  5. Satnam singh says

    October 23, 2017 at 6:58 am

    Excellent explanation.God bless you

    Reply
  6. Alpha says

    September 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    thanks ma’am

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      September 28, 2015 at 6:38 pm

      You’re welcome

      Reply
  7. RUTH HACHE says

    September 11, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    dear Leah thanks for yours videos they means all the difference for me. you are helping me to understand organic chem.

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      September 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm

      You are very welcome Ruth. Glad to help

      Reply

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