Answer:
The electron
dot structure of \[CO_{3}^{2-}\] ion is given below:
This structure shows that it has one double bond and two single
bonds, i.e., it has unequal bonds. However, it has been experimentally
confirmed that all the carbon to oxygen bonds in Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
\[CO_{3}^{2-}\] ion are
equivalent. Therefore, the carbonate ion is best described as a resonance
hybrid of the given canonical forms.
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