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The difference in energy between the actual structure and lowest energy canonical form is called

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resonance energy
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localisation enerw
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Both (a) and (b)
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.All of these
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Correct option is A

In resonating structures of a molecule, the energy of actual structure of the molecule (the resonance hybrid) is lower than that of any of the canonical structures. The difference in energy between the actual structure and the lowest energy resonance structure is called the resonance  stabilisation energy or simply the resonance energy.


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