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what is inductive effect and resonance

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what is inductive effect and resonance

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shashank shekhar

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3 Jul 2012 21:49:01 IST

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Resonance effect: It is a way of describing delocalized electrons within certain molecules or polyatomic ions where the bonding cannot be expressed by one single Lewis formula.A molecule or ion with such delocalized electrons is represented by several contributing structures called as resonance structures or canonical forms.Inductive Effect: It is a permanent effect. When group attached to carbon atom attract electrons from them or push the electrons toward it is called as Inductive effect. ***********like my answer

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5 Jul 2012 21:25:40 IST

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Inductive Effect:

The partial increase in the density of electons near a more electro-negative element in a chain is called inductive effect.

Resonance Effect:

Local De-localisation of the loosely bond (with conjugative pi-bond) electrons or/and with unshared electrons (if in conjugation). the best eg is benzene ring. :)

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9 Jul 2012 21:17:17 IST

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inductive effect- partial displacement of sigma bonded electrons more towards more electronegative atom

resonance effect- complete displacement of pie bonded elcetrons

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9 Jul 2012 21:29:51 IST

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saare book se chhape hue definitions hain......try to study in the shortest possible way.So Resonance can be defined as delocalisation of high energy electrons like the pi bonds, in order to get more number of nuclear attractions by getting associated with greater number of nuclei.

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